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New Bedford, MA ZIP Codes

6 ZIP codes use the postal name New Bedford, Massachusetts (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 4 residential and 2 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $41,917 in 02746 to $74,034 in 02745, 1.8 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). New Bedford's most populous ZIP code is 02740, with 46,281 people (ACS 2020-2024); 100% of its land is in the city of New Bedford.

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  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are New Bedford's ZIP codes?

02740: $55k median household income02744: $59k median household income02745: $74k median household income02746: $42k median household income0274502740027460274402740: $55k median household income02744: $59k median household income02745: $74k median household income02746: $42k median household income0274502740027460274402740: $55k median household income02744: $59k median household income02745: $74k median household income02746: $42k median household income02745027400274602744
The 4 residential ZIP codes named New Bedford, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are New Bedford's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 02745 ($74,034), the lowest in 02746 ($41,917). Home values run from $345,800 in 02740 to $372,700 in 02744.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 4 residential ZIP codes of New Bedford

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name New Bedford, MA, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
02740 Bristol County 46,281 8,053 $55k $346k
02745 Bristol County 24,519 2,497 $74k $369k
02746 Bristol County 17,531 6,153 $42k $359k
02744 Bristol County 12,716 9,774 $59k $373k

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in New Bedford

2 ZIP codes named New Bedford have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

New Bedford, MA: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
02741Bristol County
02742Bristol County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do New Bedford's ZIP codes reach?

New Bedford's residential ZIP codes lie in Bristol County.

Which first three digits do New Bedford's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of New Bedford starts with 027.

Three-digit prefixes of New Bedford's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are New Bedford's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
027 Providence, RI (SCF 028) 6 44

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.