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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/05061

05061

ZIP 05061 is Randolph Center, Vermont, in Orange County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
1,788
Coordinates
43.9284, -72.5732
☼ Live from 05061 — Randolph Center, VT

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Where 05061 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05061
  • 🔢 Type 05061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,061 = 3 × 7 × 241. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001111000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05060 (Randolph, VT, 7 mi away) and 05062 (Reading, VT, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05061 becomes 16050 — and that is a real ZIP code: Petrolia, PA, 417 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01056, 01506, 01560, 01605, 05601, 06051, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51060 in Ute, IA, 1,171 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,362 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05061 and you would come out at 43.93°S, 107.43°E — 945 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 27.9 square miles of land, 05061 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,788This ZIP1,788
Households630This ZIP630
Housing units731This ZIP731
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$75,761This ZIP$75,761Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$337,300This ZIP$337,300Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,753This ZIP$1,753Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%This ZIP34.9%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density64.0 / sq miThis ZIP64.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees64This ZIP64
Annual payroll$3,178,000This ZIP$3,178,000
Tax returns filed720This ZIP720
Total adjusted gross income$57,142,000This ZIP$57,142,000

Land area

Land area27.94 sq miThis ZIP27.94 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05061

ZIPCityDistance
05041 East Randolph, VT 2.6 mi
05077 Tunbridge, VT 5.8 mi
05036 Brookfield, VT 6.6 mi
05038 Chelsea, VT 7.2 mi
05060 Randolph, VT 7.2 mi
05074 Thetford, VT 9.3 mi
05032 Bethel, VT 9.7 mi
05072 Strafford, VT 9.8 mi
05068 South Royalton, VT 10.3 mi
05065 Sharon, VT 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05061?

05061 is in Randolph Center, Vermont, in Orange County, part of the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.9284, -72.5732.

What county is 05061 in?

05061 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 05061?

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

What time zone is 05061 in?

05061 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05061?

About 1,788 people live in ZIP code 05061, in 630 households, at 64.0 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 05061?

$75,761 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05061?

The closest are 05041 (2.6 mi), 05077 (5.8 mi), 05036 (6.6 mi), 05038 (7.2 mi) and 05060 (7.2 mi).

Is 05061 a PO Box ZIP code?

05061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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