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05161

ZIP 05161 is Weston, Vermont, in Windsor County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Windsor
Population
676
Coordinates
43.3214, -72.8029
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Where 05161 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05161
  • 🔢 Type 05161 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgISO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,161 = 13 × 397. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010000101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05159 (Westminster Station, VT, 23 mi away) and 05201 (Bennington, VT, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05161 becomes 16150 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sharpsville, PA, 415 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01516, 01561, 01615, 06115, 06151, 06511, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51106 in Sioux City, IA, 1,188 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,348 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05161 and you would come out at 43.32°S, 107.20°E — 916 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 35.0 square miles of land, 05161 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population676This ZIP676
Households272This ZIP272
Housing units541This ZIP541
Median age60.6This ZIP60.6Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$120,000This ZIP$120,000Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$547,900This ZIP$547,900Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,375This ZIP$1,375Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.3%This ZIP67.3%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density19.3 / sq miThis ZIP19.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees162This ZIP162
Annual payroll$6,714,000This ZIP$6,714,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$44,296,000This ZIP$44,296,000

Land area

Land area35.05 sq miThis ZIP35.05 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 05161

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ZIP codes near 05161

ZIPCityDistance
05730 Belmont, VT 4.7 mi
05148 Londonderry, VT 5.3 mi
05149 Ludlow, VT 7.6 mi
05742 East Wallingford, VT 8.7 mi
05758 Mount Holly, VT 9.0 mi
05152 Peru, VT 9.2 mi
05143 Chester, VT 9.3 mi
05155 South Londonderry, VT 10.2 mi
05773 Wallingford, VT 10.4 mi
05253 East Dorset, VT 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05161?

05161 is in Weston, Vermont, in Windsor County, part of the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3214, -72.8029.

What county is 05161 in?

05161 lies in Windsor County.

What area code is 05161?

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

What time zone is 05161 in?

05161 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05161?

About 676 people live in ZIP code 05161, in 272 households, at 19.3 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 05161?

$120,000 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05161?

The closest are 05730 (4.7 mi), 05148 (5.3 mi), 05149 (7.6 mi), 05742 (8.7 mi) and 05758 (9 mi).

Is 05161 a PO Box ZIP code?

05161 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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