Massachusetts · Census place 2577890
West Springfield Town, Massachusetts
West Springfield Town is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts with an estimated 29,028 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 48th largest of 58 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 29,028
- #48 of 58 in Massachusetts
- Change since 2020
- +0.9%
- +261 people
- Land area
- 16.7 sq mi
- + 0.81 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,735 / sq mi
- State median 2,852
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West Springfield Town population, 2020 to 2024
West Springfield Town added 261 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.9%. In the latest year it moved by +99. Among 58 Massachusetts places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 35th; the median place changed by +1.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Massachusetts has 44,052 people, so West Springfield Town is 66% of it.
West Springfield Town covers 16.73 square miles of land and 0.81 of water, for 1,735 people per square mile of land. The median Massachusetts place of 5,000+ has 2,852, so West Springfield Town is less dense than the typical town.
What county West Springfield Town is in
All of West Springfield Town's residents live in Hampden County, which had 464,151 residents in 2024. West Springfield Town holds 6.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in West Springfield Town
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Springfield Town by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 01089. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where West Springfield Town is
The Census internal point of West Springfield Town is at 42.125500, -72.649700. Boston, the capital, is 82.7 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Chicopee, MA (55,381 people), 5.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Springfield, MA, 5.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.125500, -72.649700
- DMS
- 42°07'31.80"N 72°38'58.92"W
- UTM
- 18N 694268.9E 4666383.9N
- Geohash
- drkrdudng
- Plus code
- 87J949G2+64
Daylight in West Springfield Town
At 42.13° N, West Springfield Town gets about 15 h 15 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 06 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 09 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near West Springfield Town
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Massachusetts, measured between internal points. The closest is Agawam Town, 4.3 miles away, with 28,749 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of West Springfield Town, MA?
29,028 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 261 (0.9%) from 28,767 in July 2020.
What county is West Springfield Town in?
Hampden County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover West Springfield Town?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 01089.
How far is West Springfield Town from Boston?
82.7 miles (133.1 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from West Springfield Town.
What is the nearest larger city to West Springfield Town?
Chicopee, MA, with 55,381 residents, 5.4 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.