PlainZIP

Palmer, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Palmer, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,469. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PALMER-MA · Palmer, MA 1 ZIPs · 8,469 pop · #9182/25278 · Hampden County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $80,190
  • RANK-UPPER #9182/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ludlow
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,469
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $274,000

Nearest income peer: Ludlow, MA (+ $4,648 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 Palmer

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Palmer on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Palmer, MA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 36%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,469
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,190
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 01069 (8,469 residents). Household income $80,190 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Palmer as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, Onset is the closest lower-income city and Spencer the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Palmer.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 01069, is all of Palmer

There is no split to weigh here: 01069 holds every one of Palmer's 8,469 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Palmer's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 244 establishments, 3,403 employees , annual payroll $183,714k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01069 (244 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (40) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Palmer, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Hampden County, which covers 40 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Palmer. See the Hampden County roll-up →

Palmer lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Hampden County: Westfield, Ludlow and Longmeadow earn more and Springfield, Chicopee and Holyoke earn less. Longmeadow marks the far end of that range at $147,935, 84% above Palmer.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01069 8,469 $80,190 244 116
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Palmer 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 Palmer, .