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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/05055

05055

ZIP 05055 is Norwich, Vermont, in Windsor County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Windsor
Population
3,463
Coordinates
43.7776, -72.3240
☼ Live from 05055 — Norwich, VT

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Where 05055 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 05055
  • 🔢 Type 05055 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSOSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,055 = 3 × 5 × 337. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05054 (North Thetford, VT, 8 mi away) and 05056 (Plymouth, VT, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05055 becomes 55050, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (50055, 55005). The farthest-flung twin is 50055 in Collins, IA, 1,067 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,373 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05055 and you would come out at 43.78°S, 107.68°E — 930 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 40.2 square miles of land, 05055 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,463This ZIP3,463
Households1,336This ZIP1,336
Housing units1,499This ZIP1,499
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$142,684This ZIP$142,684Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$632,400This ZIP$632,400Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,440This ZIP$1,440Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher82.0%This ZIP82.0%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density86.3 / sq miThis ZIP86.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees663This ZIP663
Annual payroll$34,544,000This ZIP$34,544,000
Tax returns filed1,770This ZIP1,770
Total adjusted gross income$330,023,000This ZIP$330,023,000

Land area

Land area40.15 sq miThis ZIP40.15 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 05055

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ZIP codes near 05055

ZIPCityDistance
05065 Sharon, VT 4.7 mi
05075 Thetford Center, VT 5.1 mi
05070 South Strafford, VT 5.2 mi
05043 East Thetford, VT 5.9 mi
05001 White River Junction, VT 7.0 mi
05088 Wilder, VT 7.1 mi
05084 West Hartford, VT 7.2 mi
05047 Hartford, VT 7.5 mi
05058 Post Mills, VT 7.6 mi
05072 Strafford, VT 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05055?

05055 is in Norwich, Vermont, in Windsor County, part of the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7776, -72.3240.

What county is 05055 in?

05055 lies in Windsor County.

What area code is 05055?

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

What time zone is 05055 in?

05055 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05055?

About 3,463 people live in ZIP code 05055, in 1,336 households, at 86.3 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 05055?

$142,684 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05055?

The closest are 05065 (4.7 mi), 05075 (5.1 mi), 05070 (5.2 mi), 05043 (5.9 mi) and 05001 (7 mi).

Is 05055 a PO Box ZIP code?

05055 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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