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05251

ZIP 05251 is Dorset, Vermont, in Bennington County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bennington
Metro area
Bennington, VT
Population
1,674
Coordinates
43.2654, -73.0817
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Where 05251 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05251
  • 🔢 Type 05251 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISZSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,251 = 59 × 89. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05250 (Arlington, VT, 12 mi away) and 05252 (East Arlington, VT, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05251 becomes 15250 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pittsburgh, PA, 407 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01255, 01525, 02155, 05152, 10552, 12055, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51052 in Salix, IA, 1,174 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,334 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05251 and you would come out at 43.27°S, 106.92°E — 921 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 41.5 square miles of land, 05251 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,674This ZIP1,674
Households638This ZIP638
Housing units1,177This ZIP1,177
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$151,163This ZIP$151,163Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$567,900This ZIP$567,900Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,942This ZIP$1,942Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher69.8%This ZIP69.8%
Mean commute15.7 minThis ZIP15.7 min
Population density40.3 / sq miThis ZIP40.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments65This ZIP65
Employees444This ZIP444
Annual payroll$23,445,000This ZIP$23,445,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$141,326,000This ZIP$141,326,000

Land area

Land area41.51 sq miThis ZIP41.51 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 05251

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ZIP codes near 05251

ZIPCityDistance
05253 East Dorset, VT 4.2 mi
05761 Pawlet, VT 5.6 mi
05776 West Rupert, VT 5.9 mi
05739 Danby, VT 6.1 mi
05768 Rupert, VT 7.3 mi
05254 Manchester, VT 7.3 mi
05152 Peru, VT 7.5 mi
05340 Bondville, VT 8.6 mi
05255 Manchester Center, VT 9.3 mi
05775 West Pawlet, VT 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05251?

05251 is in Dorset, Vermont, in Bennington County, part of the Bennington, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2654, -73.0817.

What county is 05251 in?

05251 lies in Bennington County.

What area code is 05251?

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

What time zone is 05251 in?

05251 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05251?

About 1,674 people live in ZIP code 05251, in 638 households, at 40.3 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 05251?

$151,163 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05251?

The closest are 05253 (4.2 mi), 05761 (5.6 mi), 05776 (5.9 mi), 05739 (6.1 mi) and 05768 (7.3 mi).

Is 05251 a PO Box ZIP code?

05251 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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