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05201

ZIP 05201 is Bennington, Vermont, in Bennington County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bennington
Metro area
Bennington, VT
Population
14,998
Coordinates
42.8692, -73.1285
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Where 05201 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05201
  • 🔢 Type 05201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,201 = 7 × 743. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010001010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05161 (Weston, VT, 35 mi away) and 05250 (Arlington, VT, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05201 becomes 10250, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01520, 02051, 02150, 10025, 10502, 10520, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51020 in Galva, IA, 1,129 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,331 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05201 and you would come out at 42.87°S, 106.87°E — 900 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 99.1 square miles of land, 05201 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,998This ZIP14,998
Households6,502This ZIP6,502
Housing units7,245This ZIP7,245
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,798This ZIP$59,798Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$212,700This ZIP$212,700Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,129This ZIP$1,129Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.0%This ZIP36.0%
Mean commute17.4 minThis ZIP17.4 min
Population density151.3 / sq miThis ZIP151.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments457This ZIP457
Employees7,391This ZIP7,391
Annual payroll$354,025,000This ZIP$354,025,000
Tax returns filed7,150This ZIP7,150
Total adjusted gross income$405,321,000This ZIP$405,321,000

Land area

Land area99.15 sq miThis ZIP99.15 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Other place names in 05201

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ZIP codes near 05201

ZIPCityDistance
05352 Stamford, VT 5.0 mi
05262 Shaftsbury, VT 7.7 mi
05260 North Pownal, VT 7.9 mi
05261 Pownal, VT 8.1 mi
05350 Readsboro, VT 9.6 mi
12089 Hoosick, NY 9.6 mi
05257 North Bennington, VT 9.7 mi
05363 Wilmington, VT 11.2 mi
12090 Hoosick Falls, NY 11.3 mi
12133 North Hoosick, NY 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05201?

05201 is in Bennington, Vermont, in Bennington County, part of the Bennington, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8692, -73.1285.

What county is 05201 in?

05201 lies in Bennington County.

What area code is 05201?

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

What time zone is 05201 in?

05201 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05201?

About 14,998 people live in ZIP code 05201, in 6,502 households, at 151.3 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 05201?

$59,798 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05201?

The closest are 05352 (5 mi), 05262 (7.7 mi), 05260 (7.9 mi), 05261 (8.1 mi) and 05350 (9.6 mi).

Is 05201 a PO Box ZIP code?

05201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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