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05250

ZIP 05250 is Arlington, Vermont, in Bennington County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bennington
Metro area
Bennington, VT
Population
3,847
Coordinates
43.1036, -73.1732
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Where 05250 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05250
  • 🔢 Type 05250 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSZSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆05250 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,250 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 7. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05201 (Bennington, VT, 16 mi away) and 05251 (Dorset, VT, 12 mi away).
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02055, 05052, 20055, 20505, 25005, 50025, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50025 in Audubon, IA, 1,110 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,329 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05250 and you would come out at 43.10°S, 106.83°E — 915 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 91.1 square miles of land, 05250 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,847This ZIP3,847
Households1,340This ZIP1,340
Housing units1,910This ZIP1,910
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$96,250This ZIP$96,250Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$300,700This ZIP$300,700Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,202This ZIP$1,202Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.0%This ZIP51.0%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density42.2 / sq miThis ZIP42.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments93This ZIP93
Employees908This ZIP908
Annual payroll$52,091,000This ZIP$52,091,000
Tax returns filed1,820This ZIP1,820
Total adjusted gross income$141,078,000This ZIP$141,078,000

Land area

Land area91.13 sq miThis ZIP91.13 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 05250

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ZIP codes near 05250

ZIPCityDistance
05252 East Arlington, VT 5.6 mi
05254 Manchester, VT 6.6 mi
12873 Shushan, NY 7.0 mi
05255 Manchester Center, VT 7.9 mi
05262 Shaftsbury, VT 10.2 mi
05257 North Bennington, VT 10.3 mi
05776 West Rupert, VT 10.4 mi
05340 Bondville, VT 11.1 mi
12816 Cambridge, NY 11.3 mi
12865 Salem, NY 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05250?

05250 is in Arlington, Vermont, in Bennington County, part of the Bennington, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1036, -73.1732.

What county is 05250 in?

05250 lies in Bennington County.

What area code is 05250?

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

What time zone is 05250 in?

05250 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05250?

About 3,847 people live in ZIP code 05250, in 1,340 households, at 42.2 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 05250?

$96,250 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05250?

The closest are 05252 (5.6 mi), 05254 (6.6 mi), 12873 (7 mi), 05255 (7.9 mi) and 05262 (10.2 mi).

Is 05250 a PO Box ZIP code?

05250 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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