New Bedford, MA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Bedford, MA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 94,905. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet NEW-BEDFORD-MA · New Bedford, MA 4 ZIPs · 94,905 pop · #18985/25278 · Bristol County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-RENT · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $57,466
- RANK-LOWER #18985/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Fall River
- BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
- OWN-RENT 38% owners
- POP-SMALL 94,905
- SPREAD-WIDE 02746→02745
- HOME-MID $361,450
Nearest income peer: Fall River, MA ( $2,901 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around New Bedford
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest New Bedford on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Fall River · lowest
Fall River · lowest
$54,565 median HH income
- New Bedford · this city
New Bedford · this city
$57,466 median HH income
- Taunton · near
Taunton · near
$74,471 median HH income
- Fairhaven · near
Fairhaven · near
$95,965 median HH income
- Westport · near
Westport · near
$97,250 median HH income
- North Easton · highest
North Easton · highest
$127,224 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, New Bedford, MA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 25th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 94,905
- city population (Census)
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $57,466
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (4): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,466 and poverty 21.0% concentrate in 02740.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (38.0%) for this income tier, rent $1,157 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Massachusetts, Springfield is the closest lower-income city and Adams the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 10 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for New Bedford.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside New Bedford differ
Income is the clearest internal divide in New Bedford. ZIP 02746 reports $41,917 in median household income, while ZIP 02745 reports $74,034. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.8×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 20.9 points
02746 to 02745
02740 to 02744
02744 to 02746
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 02740 skews compact New Bedford
In this 4-ZIP cluster, 02740 covers about 45% of New Bedford's 94,905 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact New Bedford
Citywide ZBP: 1,880 establishments, 28,797 employees , annual payroll $1,581,733k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02740 (930 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (273) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in New Bedford, MA
These ZIP codes sit in Bristol County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in New Bedford. See the Bristol County roll-up →
New Bedford sits in the lower half of Bristol County on income: Taunton, Attleboro and North Attleboro report more, and only Fall River reports less. North Easton marks the far end of that range at $127,224, 121% above New Bedford.
Side-by-side: Compare 02740 vs 02745 →
New Bedford roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving New Bedford, .