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05045

ZIP 05045 is Fairlee, Vermont, in Orange County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
1,779
Coordinates
43.9180, -72.1802
☼ Live from 05045 — Fairlee, VT

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Where 05045 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05045
  • 🔢 Type 05045 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShOSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,045 = 5 × 1009. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05043 (East Thetford, VT, 8 mi away) and 05046 (Groton, VT, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05045 becomes 54050, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04055, 05054, 05405, 05450, 40055, 40505, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50540 in Fonda, IA, 1,140 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,381 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05045 and you would come out at 43.92°S, 107.82°E — 935 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 43.1 square miles of land, 05045 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,779This ZIP1,779
Households801This ZIP801
Housing units1,000This ZIP1,000
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,203This ZIP$79,203Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$291,700This ZIP$291,700Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,152This ZIP$1,152Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.6%This ZIP53.6%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density41.2 / sq miThis ZIP41.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees273This ZIP273
Annual payroll$13,279,000This ZIP$13,279,000
Tax returns filed790This ZIP790
Total adjusted gross income$58,515,000This ZIP$58,515,000

Land area

Land area43.14 sq miThis ZIP43.14 sq mi
Water area1.72 sq miThis ZIP1.72 sq mi

Other place names in 05045

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 05045

ZIPCityDistance
05083 West Fairlee, VT 4.4 mi
05054 North Thetford, VT 5.2 mi
05058 Post Mills, VT 5.2 mi
05033 Bradford, VT 5.4 mi
05075 Thetford Center, VT 7.3 mi
03777 Orford, NH 7.7 mi
05079 Vershire, VT 7.8 mi
05043 East Thetford, VT 7.9 mi
03768 Lyme, NH 8.2 mi
05070 South Strafford, VT 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05045?

05045 is in Fairlee, Vermont, in Orange County, part of the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.9180, -72.1802.

What county is 05045 in?

05045 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 05045?

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

What time zone is 05045 in?

05045 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05045?

About 1,779 people live in ZIP code 05045, in 801 households, at 41.2 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 05045?

$79,203 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05045?

The closest are 05083 (4.4 mi), 05054 (5.2 mi), 05058 (5.2 mi), 05033 (5.4 mi) and 05075 (7.3 mi).

Is 05045 a PO Box ZIP code?

05045 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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