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05042

ZIP 05042 is East Ryegate, Vermont, in Caledonia County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Caledonia
Metro area
none
Population
602
Coordinates
44.2440, -72.1108
☼ Live from 05042 — East Ryegate, VT

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Where 05042 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05042
  • 🔢 Type 05042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,042 = 2 × 2521. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05041 (East Randolph, VT, 29 mi away) and 05043 (East Thetford, VT, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05042 becomes 24050 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roanoke, VA, 611 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02045, 02054, 02540, 04250, 05402, 20045, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50042 in Brayton, IA, 1,165 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,386 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05042 and you would come out at 44.24°S, 107.89°E — 952 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 26.6 square miles of land, 05042 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population602This ZIP602
Households228This ZIP228
Housing units345This ZIP345
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$96,250This ZIP$96,250Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$273,400This ZIP$273,400Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,222This ZIP$1,222Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%This ZIP28.4%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density22.7 / sq miThis ZIP22.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees66This ZIP66
Annual payroll$3,218,000This ZIP$3,218,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$17,853,000This ZIP$17,853,000

Land area

Land area26.57 sq miThis ZIP26.57 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05042

ZIPCityDistance
05050 Mc Indoe Falls, VT 2.7 mi
05821 Barnet, VT 5.2 mi
05069 South Ryegate, VT 5.4 mi
05046 Groton, VT 7.3 mi
05862 Peacham, VT 7.3 mi
03771 Monroe, NH 7.4 mi
03740 Bath, NH 7.4 mi
05081 Wells River, VT 7.4 mi
05076 Topsham, VT 8.8 mi
05861 Passumpsic, VT 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05042?

05042 is in East Ryegate, Vermont, in Caledonia County. Its published point location is 44.2440, -72.1108.

What county is 05042 in?

05042 lies in Caledonia County.

What area code is 05042?

East Ryegate uses area code 802, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 05042 in?

05042 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05042?

About 602 people live in ZIP code 05042, in 228 households, at 22.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 05042?

$96,250 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05042?

The closest are 05050 (2.7 mi), 05821 (5.2 mi), 05069 (5.4 mi), 05046 (7.3 mi) and 05862 (7.3 mi).

Is 05042 a PO Box ZIP code?

05042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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