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01036 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01036 covers Hampden, Massachusetts, with a population of about 4,937 and a median household income of $110,703.

Population
4,937252 per square mile
Median age
52.814.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$110,7031.1× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
2%10.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$460,626up 31.6% in five years
Degree or higher
37.7%2.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
96.8%31.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
114

Where 01036 is

Hampden, Massachusetts — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population4,937
Median age52.8
Family households75.1%
Born outside the US3.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.9%
White (non-Hispanic)92.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino4.3%
Veterans6.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$110,703
Income per person$50,922
Poverty rate2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.7%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k1.2%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k3.1%
$75–100k18.9%
$100–125k12.2%
$125–150k8.0%
$150–200k14.6%
$200k or more20.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,680
Mean adjusted gross income$98,664
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.3%
Returns, under $25k22.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.6%
Returns, $200k or more9.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$345,200
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied96.8%
Vacant homes3%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house96%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units1.7%
20 or more units0.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$460,626as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$460,626$161,207

$161,207 in 2000 to $460,626 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home7.2%
Drives to work alone83.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity29.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.6% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.1% 8.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12% 4.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.1% 6.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.2% 9.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.3% 13 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.6% 9.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use83.4% 7.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments114
People employed978
Annual payroll$45,800,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 30.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss49.7 out of 100
Community resilience62.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought83.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm80Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind42.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather40.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave26.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Massachusetts and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMassachusettsUnited States
Median household income$110,703$101,341$78,538
Income per person$50,922$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate2%10%12.4%
Median home value$345,200$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,687$1,348
Homeownership96.8%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.6%5.1%5.2%
Works from home7.2%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US3.2%17.7%13.9%
Median age52.84038.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSTAFFORDVILLE, CT US16 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January33.7°F / 13.6°F3.85 in rain
February36.1°F / 14.9°F3.27 in rain
March44°F / 22.4°F4.33 in rain
April56.5°F / 32.8°F4.28 in rain
May67.6°F / 42.7°F3.78 in rain
June75.8°F / 52.6°F4.58 in rain
July80.8°F / 58.6°F4.13 in rain
August79.3°F / 57.5°F4.37 in rain
September72.6°F / 50.8°F4.28 in rain
October60.2°F / 39.3°F4.88 in rain
November49.2°F / 29.7°F3.97 in rain
December39.1°F / 20.7°F4.47 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Hampden-Wilbraham School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

01128 Springfield, MA5.7 km away
01028 East Longmeadow, MA6.1 km away
01095 Wilbraham, MA6.7 km away
06071 Somers, CT7.8 km away
01129 Springfield, MA7.9 km away
01118 Springfield, MA8.5 km away
01119 Springfield, MA9.4 km away
01057 Monson, MA10.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Hampden County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area19.61 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density252 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.0648, -72.4318

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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