05081
ZIP 05081 is Wells River, Vermont, mostly in Orange County; area code 802; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Orange +1 more
- Metro area
- Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT
- Population
- 842
- Coordinates
- 44.1372, -72.0902
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Where 05081 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.
- 🔢 Type 05081 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBOSO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 05081 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111011001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05079 (Vershire, VT, 17 mi away) and 05083 (West Fairlee, VT, 18 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 05081 becomes 18050, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00851, 01085, 01508, 01805, 01850, 08015, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85001 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,251 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
- 🎯1,386 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05081 and you would come out at 44.14°S, 107.91°E — 945 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
- 📏 At 19.5 square miles of land, 05081 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 842This ZIP842 |
|---|---|
| Households | 393This ZIP393 |
| Housing units | 523This ZIP523 |
| Median age | 48.7This ZIP48.7Vermont43.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $55,804This ZIP$55,804Vermont$81,203US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $275,000This ZIP$275,000Vermont$316,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,021This ZIP$1,021Vermont$1,234US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.1%This ZIP25.1% |
| Mean commute | 29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min |
| Population density | 43.3 / sq miThis ZIP43.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 27This ZIP27 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 243This ZIP243 |
| Annual payroll | $13,632,000This ZIP$13,632,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 430This ZIP430 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $21,824,000This ZIP$21,824,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 19.46 sq miThis ZIP19.46 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi |
Counties 05081 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Orange County | 83.8% |
| Caledonia County | 16.3% |
Other place names in 05081
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 05081
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
05069 | South Ryegate, VT | 3.4 mi |
05051 | Newbury, VT | 4.0 mi |
05085 | West Newbury, VT | 5.3 mi |
03774 | North Haverhill, NH | 5.8 mi |
03740 | Bath, NH | 6.0 mi |
05076 | Topsham, VT | 6.7 mi |
05040 | East Corinth, VT | 7.1 mi |
03765 | Haverhill, NH | 7.3 mi |
05042 | East Ryegate, VT | 7.4 mi |
03780 | Pike, NH | 8.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 05081?
05081 is in Wells River, Vermont, in Orange County, part of the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.1372, -72.0902.
What county is 05081 in?
05081 spans 2 counties: Orange County and Caledonia County. Most of it falls in Orange County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 05081?
Wells River uses area code 802, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 05081 in?
05081 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 05081?
About 842 people live in ZIP code 05081, in 393 households, at 43.3 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 05081?
$55,804 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.
What ZIP codes are near 05081?
The closest are 05069 (3.4 mi), 05051 (4 mi), 05085 (5.3 mi), 03774 (5.8 mi) and 03740 (6 mi).
Is 05081 a PO Box ZIP code?
05081 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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