ZIP 02740 · New Bedford
Who lives in ZIP code 02740 (New Bedford, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Bedford, MA · Bristol County
uszips 2026
People46,281
Median age38.1
Household income$55,237
Home value$344,189
Median rent$1,086/mo
Poverty19.8%
College degree+17.3%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 3,109 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 19,696
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.7% are 65 or older; 76.8% are adults.
Household income
26.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,450.
Education (adults 25+)
46.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
23.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 32.5%
- Never married
- 45.1%
- Divorced
- 16.4%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 44.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 39.6%
- Rent burden
- 32.2%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.2%
- Unemployment
- 8.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.7%
- With a disability
- 18.8%
- No health insurance
- 4.5%
- Limited English
- 10.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.