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Shaftsbury ZIP code, Vermont

The ZIP code for Shaftsbury, VT is 05262, and its area code is 802.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
2,043
Area code
802
State
Vermont

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Shaftsbury itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Bennington (7.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Shaftsbury in numbers

About 2,043 people live in Shaftsbury, in 719 households. The median household income is $71,417 a year, 12% below the Vermont median of $81,203 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $253,600 (20% below the Vermont median).

Population2,043Shaftsbury2,043
Households719Shaftsbury719
Median household income$71,417Shaftsbury$71,417Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$253,600Shaftsbury$253,600Vermont$316,600US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Shaftsbury. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Shaftsbury

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Shaftsbury
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
05262 Shaftsbury , VT Standard 2,043 $71,417 $253,600

Map of Shaftsbury ZIP codes

05262

The ZIP codes of Shaftsbury, 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 Shaftsbury

The nearest larger towns are Bennington (9,245 people, 8.8 mi), Hoosick Falls, NY (3,177 people, 15 mi) and Cambridge, NY (2,262 people, 16 mi).

Towns near Shaftsbury
TownPopulationDistance
Bennington 9,245 8.8 mi
Hoosick Falls, NY 3,177 14.8 mi
Williamstown, MA 5,070 19.4 mi
North Adams, MA 12,606 20.7 mi
Adams, MA 5,427 23.9 mi
West Brattleboro 2,749 25.4 mi
Brattleboro 7,657 27.2 mi

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

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