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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/05062

05062

ZIP 05062 is Reading, Vermont, in Windsor County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Windsor
Population
705
Coordinates
43.5031, -72.5795
☼ Live from 05062 — Reading, VT

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Where 05062 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 05062
  • 🔢 Type 05062 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgOSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,062 = 2 × 2531. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001111000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05061 (Randolph Center, VT, 29 mi away) and 05065 (Sharon, VT, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05062 becomes 26050 — and that is a real ZIP code: Newell, WV, 458 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00652, 02056, 02065, 02650, 05260, 05602, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00652 in Garrochales, PR, 1,766 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,360 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05062 and you would come out at 43.50°S, 107.42°E — 921 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 36.1 square miles of land, 05062 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population705This ZIP705
Households309This ZIP309
Housing units444This ZIP444
Median age52.8This ZIP52.8Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,152This ZIP$79,152Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$325,600This ZIP$325,600Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,078This ZIP$1,078Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.4%This ZIP47.4%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density19.5 / sq miThis ZIP19.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees75This ZIP75
Annual payroll$2,848,000This ZIP$2,848,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$32,664,000This ZIP$32,664,000

Land area

Land area36.08 sq miThis ZIP36.08 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05062

ZIPCityDistance
05071 South Woodstock, VT 4.3 mi
05153 Proctorsville, VT 5.2 mi
05037 Brownsville, VT 5.7 mi
05056 Plymouth, VT 5.7 mi
05034 Bridgewater, VT 6.4 mi
05089 Windsor, VT 6.9 mi
05142 Cavendish, VT 7.3 mi
05049 Hartland Four Corners, VT 8.3 mi
05151 Perkinsville, VT 8.5 mi
05035 Bridgewater Corners, VT 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05062?

05062 is in Reading, Vermont, in Windsor County, part of the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5031, -72.5795.

What county is 05062 in?

05062 lies in Windsor County.

What area code is 05062?

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

What time zone is 05062 in?

05062 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05062?

About 705 people live in ZIP code 05062, in 309 households, at 19.5 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 05062?

$79,152 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05062?

The closest are 05071 (4.3 mi), 05153 (5.2 mi), 05037 (5.7 mi), 05056 (5.7 mi) and 05034 (6.4 mi).

Is 05062 a PO Box ZIP code?

05062 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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