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Agawam
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city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Hampden
- Settled
- May 15, 1636
- Incorporated town
- May 17, 1855
- Incorporated city
- January 1, 1973
- Type
- Mayor-council city
- Mayor
- Christopher Johnson
- Total
- 24.34 sq mi (63.03 km )
- Land
- 23.32 sq mi (60.40 km )
- Water
- 1.01 sq mi (2.62 km )
- Elevation
- 89 ft (27 m)
- Density
- 1,230.3/sq mi (475.01/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip codes
- 01001 (Agawam), 01030 ( Feeding Hills )
- Fips code
- 25-00840
- Gnis feature id
- 0608970
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Agawam
- Population
- 28692
- Area
- 62.800000
- Elevation
- 27
- Official website
- www.agawam.ma.us
- Image
- Capt. Charles Leonard House, Agawam MA.jpg
- Households
- 11668
- Dialing code
- 413
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- Commons category
- Agawam, Massachusetts
- postal code
- 01001
- inception
- 1636-00-00
- P8168
- Visusti
- per capita income
- 38633
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Agawam is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,692 at the 2020 census. Agawam sits on the western side of the Connecticut River, directly across from Springfield. It is considered part of the Springfield Metropolitan Area, which is contiguous with the Knowledge Corridor area, the second-largest metropolitan area in New England. Agawam contains a subsection, Feeding Hills. The Six Flags New England (formerly known as Riverside Park, one of the largest such parks in the United States) amusement park is located in Agawam, on the banks of the Connecticut River.
Agawam's ZIP code, 01001, is the lowest in the contiguous United States.
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