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Welcome to Woronoco ...

Woronoco is located in Hampden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woronoco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Woronoco is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Woronoco: 413

The ZIP code for Woronoco: 01097<3>

Communities near Woronoco ...

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

  • Springfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Chicopee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Enfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holyoke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Agawam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • West Springfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Northampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ludlow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
  • South Hadley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Woronoco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woronoco.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woronoco. 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 Woronoco.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woronoco ...

Looking for more information about Woronoco? 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 Woronoco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woronoco.

Adding Woronoco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woronoco 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 Woronoco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Woronoco post office opened in 1904.

We also found Woronoco mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woronoco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Hampden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woronoco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Woronoco). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Woronoco or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/