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05257

ZIP 05257 is North Bennington, Vermont, in Bennington County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bennington
Metro area
Bennington, VT
Population
2,807
Coordinates
42.9695, -73.2627
☼ Live from 05257 — North Bennington, VT

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Where 05257 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05257
  • 🔢 Type 05257 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSZSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,257 = 7 × 751. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05255 (Manchester Center, VT, 17 mi away) and 05260 (North Pownal, VT, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05257 becomes 75250 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dallas, TX, 1,456 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02557, 02575, 20557, 20575, 20755, 25057, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75052 in Grand Prairie, TX, 1,472 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,325 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05257 and you would come out at 42.97°S, 106.74°E — 910 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 17.5 square miles of land, 05257 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,807This ZIP2,807
Households864This ZIP864
Housing units1,123This ZIP1,123
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$94,375This ZIP$94,375Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$307,500This ZIP$307,500Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,151This ZIP$1,151Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.7%This ZIP46.7%
Mean commute18.5 minThis ZIP18.5 min
Population density160.5 / sq miThis ZIP160.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees392This ZIP392
Annual payroll$16,390,000This ZIP$16,390,000
Tax returns filed1,320This ZIP1,320
Total adjusted gross income$88,807,000This ZIP$88,807,000

Land area

Land area17.49 sq miThis ZIP17.49 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 05257

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ZIP codes near 05257

ZIPCityDistance
12057 Eagle Bridge, NY 3.7 mi
12133 North Hoosick, NY 5.2 mi
12089 Hoosick, NY 7.6 mi
12090 Hoosick Falls, NY 7.8 mi
12816 Cambridge, NY 7.9 mi
12028 Buskirk, NY 9.2 mi
05262 Shaftsbury, VT 9.5 mi
05201 Bennington, VT 9.7 mi
05250 Arlington, VT 10.3 mi
12873 Shushan, NY 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05257?

05257 is in North Bennington, Vermont, in Bennington County, part of the Bennington, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9695, -73.2627.

What county is 05257 in?

05257 lies in Bennington County.

What area code is 05257?

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

What time zone is 05257 in?

05257 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05257?

About 2,807 people live in ZIP code 05257, in 864 households, at 160.5 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 05257?

$94,375 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05257?

The closest are 12057 (3.7 mi), 12133 (5.2 mi), 12089 (7.6 mi), 12090 (7.8 mi) and 12816 (7.9 mi).

Is 05257 a PO Box ZIP code?

05257 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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