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05101

ZIP 05101 is Bellows Falls, Vermont, in Windham County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Windham
Metro area
Brattleboro, VT
Population
4,165
Coordinates
43.1615, -72.4856
☼ Live from 05101 — Bellows Falls, VT

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Where 05101 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05101
  • 🔢 Type 05101 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOISO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 05101 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001111101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05091 (Woodstock, VT, 34 mi away) and 05141 (Cambridgeport, VT, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05101 becomes 10150 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 181 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01105, 01501, 01510, 10105, 10150, 10501, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51001 in Akron, IA, 1,212 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,364 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05101 and you would come out at 43.16°S, 107.51°E — 898 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 28.0 square miles of land, 05101 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,165This ZIP4,165
Households1,896This ZIP1,896
Housing units2,297This ZIP2,297
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$70,299This ZIP$70,299Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$209,100This ZIP$209,100Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,036This ZIP$1,036Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%This ZIP34.4%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density149.0 / sq miThis ZIP149.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments129This ZIP129
Employees1,413This ZIP1,413
Annual payroll$77,928,000This ZIP$77,928,000
Tax returns filed1,940This ZIP1,940
Total adjusted gross income$101,925,000This ZIP$101,925,000

Land area

Land area27.95 sq miThis ZIP27.95 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi

Other place names in 05101

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ZIP codes near 05101

ZIPCityDistance
03609 North Walpole, NH 2.3 mi
05154 Saxtons River, VT 2.9 mi
05158 Westminster, VT 3.7 mi
05141 Cambridgeport, VT 3.8 mi
05159 Westminster Station, VT 4.9 mi
03604 Drewsville, NH 5.2 mi
03602 Alstead, NH 7.1 mi
03608 Walpole, NH 7.4 mi
05146 Grafton, VT 7.6 mi
03603 Charlestown, NH 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05101?

05101 is in Bellows Falls, Vermont, in Windham County, part of the Brattleboro, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1615, -72.4856.

What county is 05101 in?

05101 lies in Windham County.

What area code is 05101?

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

What time zone is 05101 in?

05101 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05101?

About 4,165 people live in ZIP code 05101, in 1,896 households, at 149.0 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 05101?

$70,299 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05101?

The closest are 03609 (2.3 mi), 05154 (2.9 mi), 05158 (3.7 mi), 05141 (3.8 mi) and 05159 (4.9 mi).

Is 05101 a PO Box ZIP code?

05101 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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