05253
ZIP 05253 is East Dorset, Vermont, mostly in Bennington County; area code 802; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Bennington +1 more
- Metro area
- Bennington, VT
- Population
- 516
- Coordinates
- 43.2618, -72.9980
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Where 05253 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 05253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZSO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 5,253 = 3 × 17 × 103. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010010000101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05252 (East Arlington, VT, 13 mi away) and 05254 (Manchester, VT, 8 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 05253 becomes 35250, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02355, 02535, 02553, 03255, 05352, 20355, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32505 in Pensacola, FL, 1,182 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
- 🎯1,339 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05253 and you would come out at 43.26°S, 107.00°E — 918 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
- 📏 At 13.1 square miles of land, 05253 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10.0 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 516This ZIP516 |
|---|---|
| Households | 246This ZIP246 |
| Housing units | 343This ZIP343 |
| Median age | 52.0This ZIP52.0Vermont43.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $92,159This ZIP$92,159Vermont$81,203US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $541,700This ZIP$541,700Vermont$316,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,330This ZIP$1,330Vermont$1,234US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 72.7%This ZIP72.7% |
| Mean commute | 38.6 minThis ZIP38.6 min |
| Population density | 39.3 / sq miThis ZIP39.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 36This ZIP36 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 285This ZIP285 |
| Annual payroll | $15,672,000This ZIP$15,672,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 300This ZIP300 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $26,310,000This ZIP$26,310,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 13.12 sq miThis ZIP13.12 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
Counties 05253 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Bennington County | 95.4% |
| Rutland County | 4.6% |
Other place names in 05253
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 05253
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
05152 | Peru, VT | 3.5 mi |
05251 | Dorset, VT | 4.2 mi |
05739 | Danby, VT | 6.0 mi |
05340 | Bondville, VT | 6.5 mi |
05254 | Manchester, VT | 7.8 mi |
05255 | Manchester Center, VT | 8.7 mi |
05761 | Pawlet, VT | 8.7 mi |
05148 | Londonderry, VT | 9.5 mi |
05776 | West Rupert, VT | 10.1 mi |
05155 | South Londonderry, VT | 10.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 05253?
05253 is in East Dorset, Vermont, in Bennington County, part of the Bennington, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2618, -72.9980.
What county is 05253 in?
05253 spans 2 counties: Bennington County and Rutland County. Most of it falls in Bennington County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 05253?
East Dorset uses area code 802, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 05253 in?
05253 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 05253?
About 516 people live in ZIP code 05253, in 246 households, at 39.3 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 05253?
$92,159 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.
What ZIP codes are near 05253?
The closest are 05152 (3.5 mi), 05251 (4.2 mi), 05739 (6 mi), 05340 (6.5 mi) and 05254 (7.8 mi).
Is 05253 a PO Box ZIP code?
05253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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