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05255

ZIP 05255 is Manchester Center, Vermont, in Bennington County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bennington
Metro area
Bennington, VT
Population
4,108
Coordinates
43.1378, -73.0237
☼ Live from 05255 — Manchester Center, VT

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Where 05255 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05255
  • 🔢 Type 05255 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSZSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,255 = 5 × 1051. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05254 (Manchester, VT, 3 mi away) and 05257 (North Bennington, VT, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05255 becomes 55250, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (20555, 25505, 25550, 50255, 50525, 50552, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50552 in Knierim, IA, 1,085 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,337 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05255 and you would come out at 43.14°S, 106.98°E — 912 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 38.8 square miles of land, 05255 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,108This ZIP4,108
Households1,697This ZIP1,697
Housing units2,469This ZIP2,469
Median age52.8This ZIP52.8Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$91,058This ZIP$91,058Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$445,500This ZIP$445,500Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,030This ZIP$1,030Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%This ZIP45.4%
Mean commute14.2 minThis ZIP14.2 min
Population density105.9 / sq miThis ZIP105.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments317This ZIP317
Employees2,595This ZIP2,595
Annual payroll$127,758,000This ZIP$127,758,000
Tax returns filed2,250This ZIP2,250
Total adjusted gross income$271,810,000This ZIP$271,810,000

Land area

Land area38.78 sq miThis ZIP38.78 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 05255

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

ZIP codes near 05255

ZIPCityDistance
05254 Manchester, VT 2.7 mi
05340 Bondville, VT 3.3 mi
05252 East Arlington, VT 4.4 mi
05360 West Wardsboro, VT 7.6 mi
05152 Peru, VT 7.8 mi
05250 Arlington, VT 7.9 mi
05253 East Dorset, VT 8.7 mi
05251 Dorset, VT 9.3 mi
05155 South Londonderry, VT 10.4 mi
05343 Jamaica, VT 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05255?

05255 is in Manchester Center, Vermont, in Bennington County, part of the Bennington, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1378, -73.0237.

What county is 05255 in?

05255 lies in Bennington County.

What area code is 05255?

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

What time zone is 05255 in?

05255 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05255?

About 4,108 people live in ZIP code 05255, in 1,697 households, at 105.9 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 05255?

$91,058 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05255?

The closest are 05254 (2.7 mi), 05340 (3.3 mi), 05252 (4.4 mi), 05360 (7.6 mi) and 05152 (7.8 mi).

Is 05255 a PO Box ZIP code?

05255 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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