Welcome to Hampden ...

Hampden is located in Hampden County<1>.

The location of Hampden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Hampden was settled in 1741 and was incorporated in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hampden has a population of 5,170 people<3> (see below for details).

Hampden is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hampden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hampden is located in the (413) area code.

The ZIP code for Hampden: 01036<5>

Websites for Hampden ...

Official Website: www.hampden.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hampden had an population of 5,170 people. This is an increase of 0.6% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hampden had a population of 5,139 people. This makes Hampden the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Hampden represents 0.08% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 242nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,139 people, the population of Hampden has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,171 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hampden.

Communities Also Named Hampden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Hampden - they are located in Alabama, Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hampden.

Communities near Hampden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hampden.

• Springfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
• Chicopee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
• Enfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
• Westfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
• Holyoke
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
  • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
• Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Tolland County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
• Windsor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,647 people
• Agawam
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
  • Agawam is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
• West Springfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
  • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
• South Windsor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
  • South Windsor is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,102 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hampden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hampden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hampden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hampden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hampden. See our Newspapers Page for Hampden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hampden ...

Looking for more information about Hampden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hampden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hampden.

Adding Hampden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hampden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hampden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hampden post office opened in 1878.

We also found Hampden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hampden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hampden: www.hampden.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/