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05261

ZIP 05261 is Pownal, Vermont, in Bennington County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bennington
Metro area
Bennington, VT
Population
2,171
Coordinates
42.7689, -73.2113
☼ Live from 05261 — Pownal, VT

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Where 05261 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 05261
  • 🔢 Type 05261 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgZSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 05261 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05260 (North Pownal, VT, 4 mi away) and 05262 (Shaftsbury, VT, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05261 becomes 16250 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sagamore, PA, 340 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51062 in Westfield, IA, 1,180 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,327 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05261 and you would come out at 42.77°S, 106.79°E — 897 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 29.0 square miles of land, 05261 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,171This ZIP2,171
Households947This ZIP947
Housing units1,035This ZIP1,035
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,917This ZIP$62,917Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$260,000This ZIP$260,000Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$932This ZIP$932Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density74.9 / sq miThis ZIP74.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees153This ZIP153
Annual payroll$5,259,000This ZIP$5,259,000
Tax returns filed1,190This ZIP1,190
Total adjusted gross income$68,541,000This ZIP$68,541,000

Land area

Land area29.00 sq miThis ZIP29.00 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 05261

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ZIP codes near 05261

ZIPCityDistance
05260 North Pownal, VT 3.9 mi
01267 Williamstown, MA 7.0 mi
05352 Stamford, VT 7.4 mi
01247 North Adams, MA 7.8 mi
05201 Bennington, VT 8.1 mi
12138 Petersburg, NY 8.2 mi
12089 Hoosick, NY 8.7 mi
12022 Berlin, NY 9.4 mi
12090 Hoosick Falls, NY 10.3 mi
01220 Adams, MA 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05261?

05261 is in Pownal, Vermont, in Bennington County, part of the Bennington, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7689, -73.2113.

What county is 05261 in?

05261 lies in Bennington County.

What area code is 05261?

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

What time zone is 05261 in?

05261 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05261?

About 2,171 people live in ZIP code 05261, in 947 households, at 74.9 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 05261?

$62,917 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05261?

The closest are 05260 (3.9 mi), 01267 (7 mi), 05352 (7.4 mi), 01247 (7.8 mi) and 05201 (8.1 mi).

Is 05261 a PO Box ZIP code?

05261 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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