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Pownal Center ZIP codes, Vermont

No ZIP code is named for Pownal Center, VT; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 05261. Its area code is 802.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
456
Area code
802
State
Vermont

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Pownal Center itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Pownal (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Pownal Center in numbers

About 456 people live in Pownal Center, in 207 households. The median household income is $62,985 a year, 22% below the Vermont median of $81,203 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $375,800 (19% above the Vermont median). The median age is 45.9; 20.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.8% across Vermont); the average commute takes 32 minutes.

Population456Pownal Center456
Households207Pownal Center207
Median age45.9Pownal Center45.9Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,985Pownal Center$62,985Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$375,800Pownal Center$375,800Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%Pownal Center20.7%Vermont43.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute31.6 minPownal Center31.6 minVermont23.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density293 / sq miPownal Center293 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Pownal Center CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Pownal Center

These ZIP codes cover part of Pownal Center but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Pownal Center
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
05261 Pownal , VT Standard 2,171 $62,917 $260,000

Map of Pownal Center ZIP codes

05261

The ZIP codes of Pownal Center, VT, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Pownal Center

The nearest larger towns are Pownal (570 people, 2.3 mi), Bennington (9,245 people, 5.5 mi) and Williamstown, MA (5,070 people, 6.2 mi).

Towns near Pownal Center
TownPopulationDistance
Bennington 9,245 5.5 mi
Williamstown, MA 5,070 6.2 mi
Hoosick Falls, NY 3,177 9.7 mi
North Adams, MA 12,606 9.9 mi
Adams, MA 5,427 12.8 mi
West Sand Lake, NY 3,479 21.9 mi
Wynantskill, NY 3,487 22.8 mi
Troy, NY 51,033 23.4 mi
Pittsfield, MA 43,457 24.0 mi
Green Island, NY 2,970 24.1 mi
Cohoes, NY 18,159 24.7 mi
Mechanicville, NY 5,124 24.8 mi
Watervliet, NY 10,287 25.1 mi
Menands, NY 4,505 26.6 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Bennington County · Vermont ZIP codes

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