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Hampden County, MA

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 39 ZIP codes inside Hampden County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
39
in this county
Total population
466,084
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
27
distinct city/town names
Avg density
819
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Hampden County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
01085 Westfield 41,715 270
01040 Holyoke 38,480 702
01109 Springfield 31,242 2,217
01020 Chicopee 30,704 951
01089 West Springfield 28,814 665
01108 Springfield 26,257 2,946
01104 Springfield 23,226 1,714
01013 Chicopee 22,709 1,549
01056 Ludlow 21,050 299
01028 East Longmeadow 16,386 490
01106 Longmeadow 16,150 651
01001 Agawam 16,088 550
01118 Springfield 15,073 1,619
01095 Wilbraham 14,737 253
01119 Springfield 13,803 1,510
01030 Feeding Hills 12,627 405
01105 Springfield 12,527 4,011
01107 Springfield 12,387 3,101
01151 Indian Orchard 9,640 1,571
01077 Southwick 9,292 116
01069 Palmer 8,870 122
01057 Monson 8,288 72
01129 Springfield 5,916 665
01036 Hampden 4,991 98
01010 Brimfield 3,703 41
01128 Springfield 3,232 1,125
01521 Holland 2,591 82
01080 Three Rivers 2,276 528
01022 Chicopee 2,235 179
01103 Springfield 2,168 1,925
01034 Granville 1,991 11
01081 Wales 1,748 47
01011 Chester 1,332 16
01071 Russell 1,280 32
01008 Blandford 1,171 7
01009 Bondsville 800 443
01079 Thorndike 521 125
01097 Woronoco 64 14
01144 Springfield

About Hampden County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Hampden County in Massachusetts contains roughly 39 ZIP codes spread across 27 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 466,084. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Massachusetts index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 819, which classifies the county overall as a suburban environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Hampden County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Hampden County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.