| City: | New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| County: | Bristol County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:54:08 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 508 / 774 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 41.6363, -70.9347 |
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ZIP code 02742 serves a focused section of New Bedford, Massachusetts, centered on Pleasant St. The facility maintains 164 PO Boxes alongside delivery service for a single street route with 67 delivery points. This isn't a standalone community but rather a specialized postal service point within the larger New Bedford area.
The postal facility supports both PO Box customers and street delivery for multi-unit addresses along Pleasant St. With 54 businesses holding boxes here, the location functions as a convenient mail hub for local commercial activity. Most New Bedford residents receive delivery through the main 02740 ZIP code, but this facility provides an alternative for those who prefer or require PO Box service in this specific neighborhood.
The single street route serves multi-unit buildings on Pleasant St, where 67 separate delivery points share the same street address. The presence of unit designations indicates apartment buildings or commercial complexes that rely on this postal facility for centralized mail service.
With only Pleasant St receiving carrier delivery, this ZIP serves a highly focused area. The unit designations indicate apartment or commercial buildings rather than single-family homes.
ZIP Code 02742 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 6 business establishments, employing about 175 people with an annual payroll of $6,520,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 208Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 6Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,542,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $6,520,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 175Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 02742 is located in Bristol County, Massachusetts, within the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 39300) and Massachusetts's 9th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,600,852 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 02742. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Providence-Warwick, RI-MASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 39300Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,600,852Source: Census |
| MSA: | Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 09Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1214.74 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | New Bedford, MA PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2545000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | New Bedford city; MassachusettsSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 02742 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.