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05053

ZIP 05053 is North Pomfret, Vermont, in Windsor County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Windsor
Population
333
Coordinates
43.7137, -72.4849
☼ Live from 05053 — North Pomfret, VT

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Where 05053 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05053
  • 🔢 Type 05053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,053 = 31 × 163. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05052 (North Hartland, VT, 10 mi away) and 05054 (North Thetford, VT, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05053 becomes 35050, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03055, 05035, 05350, 30055, 35005, 50035, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50530 in Dayton, IA, 1,091 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,365 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05053 and you would come out at 43.71°S, 107.52°E — 930 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 7.8 square miles of land, 05053 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population333This ZIP333
Households142This ZIP142
Housing units142This ZIP142
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$99,722This ZIP$99,722Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$388,600This ZIP$388,600Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher63.1%This ZIP63.1%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density42.9 / sq miThis ZIP42.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees40This ZIP40
Annual payroll$857,000This ZIP$857,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$18,856,000This ZIP$18,856,000

Land area

Land area7.77 sq miThis ZIP7.77 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05053

ZIPCityDistance
05084 West Hartford, VT 2.0 mi
05067 South Pomfret, VT 3.4 mi
05031 Barnard, VT 4.8 mi
05091 Woodstock, VT 5.6 mi
05068 South Royalton, VT 5.6 mi
05001 White River Junction, VT 5.8 mi
05059 Quechee, VT 5.9 mi
05073 Taftsville, VT 6.0 mi
05065 Sharon, VT 6.3 mi
05047 Hartford, VT 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05053?

05053 is in North Pomfret, Vermont, in Windsor County, part of the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7137, -72.4849.

What county is 05053 in?

05053 lies in Windsor County.

What area code is 05053?

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

What time zone is 05053 in?

05053 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05053?

About 333 people live in ZIP code 05053, in 142 households, at 42.9 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 05053?

$99,722 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05053?

The closest are 05084 (2 mi), 05067 (3.4 mi), 05031 (4.8 mi), 05091 (5.6 mi) and 05068 (5.6 mi).

Is 05053 a PO Box ZIP code?

05053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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