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Amherst ZIP codes, Massachusetts

Amherst, MA has 3 ZIP codes (01002, 01003 and 01004) and area code 413. The largest is 01002.

USPS city name
3 ZIP codes
Population
38,182
Area code
413

The Census Bureau calls it Amherst Town.

Amherst in numbers

About 38,182 people live in Amherst, in 9,700 households, the 40th-largest of Massachusetts's 248 census places. The median household income is $66,968 a year, 36% below the Massachusetts median of $103,960 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $484,900 (14% below the Massachusetts median), and median gross rent is $1,671 a month. The median age is 21.4; 75.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (47.3% across Massachusetts); the average commute takes 18 minutes.

Population38,182Amherst38,182
Households9,700Amherst9,700
Median age21.4Amherst21.4Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$66,968Amherst$66,968Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$484,900Amherst$484,900Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,671Amherst$1,671Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher75.6%Amherst75.6%Massachusetts47.3%US 35.7%
Mean commute18.0 minAmherst18.0 minMassachusetts29.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,382 / sq miAmherst1,382 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Amherst Town city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Amherst

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Amherst
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
01002 Amherst , MA Standard 26,370 $70,818 $481,100
01003 Amherst , MA Standard 13,510 — —
01004 Amherst , MA No street area — — —

Map of Amherst ZIP codes

010020100301004

The ZIP codes of Amherst, MA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Amherst

The nearest larger towns are Chicopee (55,295 people, 13 mi), Springfield (154,749 people, 17 mi) and Westfield (40,378 people, 20 mi).

Towns near Amherst
TownPopulationDistance
Northampton 30,962 8.9 mi
Easthampton 16,086 10.8 mi
Holyoke 37,813 12.6 mi
Chicopee 55,295 13.2 mi
Ware 6,369 15.4 mi
Palmer Town 12,381 15.8 mi
Turners Falls 4,124 16.3 mi
Wilbraham 3,679 16.4 mi
Springfield 154,749 17.2 mi
Greenfield 17,664 17.9 mi
West Springfield Town 28,772 18.0 mi
Orange 3,737 20.0 mi
Westfield 40,378 20.1 mi
Athol 8,801 21.2 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Hampshire County · Massachusetts ZIP codes

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