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05252

ZIP 05252 is East Arlington, Vermont, in Bennington County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bennington
Metro area
Bennington, VT
Population
455
Coordinates
43.0819, -73.0668
☼ Live from 05252 — East Arlington, VT

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Where 05252 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05252
  • 🔢 Type 05252 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSZSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,252 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 101. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05251 (Dorset, VT, 13 mi away) and 05253 (East Dorset, VT, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05252 becomes 25250, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02552, 20525, 20552, 25025, 25205, 25502, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50522 in Burt, IA, 1,062 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,335 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05252 and you would come out at 43.08°S, 106.93°E — 910 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 39.3 square miles of land, 05252 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population455This ZIP455
Households143This ZIP143
Housing units207This ZIP207
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,750This ZIP$58,750Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$217,500This ZIP$217,500Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,385This ZIP$1,385Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.0%This ZIP39.0%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density11.6 / sq miThis ZIP11.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees77This ZIP77
Annual payroll$5,770,000This ZIP$5,770,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$11,300,000This ZIP$11,300,000

Land area

Land area39.26 sq miThis ZIP39.26 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 05252

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 05252

ZIPCityDistance
05255 Manchester Center, VT 4.4 mi
05254 Manchester, VT 5.4 mi
05250 Arlington, VT 5.6 mi
05360 West Wardsboro, VT 6.5 mi
05262 Shaftsbury, VT 7.5 mi
05340 Bondville, VT 7.7 mi
05152 Peru, VT 12.3 mi
05343 Jamaica, VT 12.5 mi
05356 West Dover, VT 12.6 mi
05257 North Bennington, VT 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05252?

05252 is in East Arlington, Vermont, in Bennington County, part of the Bennington, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0819, -73.0668.

What county is 05252 in?

05252 lies in Bennington County.

What area code is 05252?

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

What time zone is 05252 in?

05252 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05252?

About 455 people live in ZIP code 05252, in 143 households, at 11.6 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 05252?

$58,750 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05252?

The closest are 05255 (4.4 mi), 05254 (5.4 mi), 05250 (5.6 mi), 05360 (6.5 mi) and 05262 (7.5 mi).

Is 05252 a PO Box ZIP code?

05252 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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