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05342

ZIP 05342 is Jacksonville, Vermont, in Windham County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Windham
Metro area
Brattleboro, VT
Population
428
Coordinates
42.7775, -72.7948
☼ Live from 05342 — Jacksonville, VT

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Where 05342 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05342
  • 🔢 Type 05342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhESO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,342 = 2 × 2671. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05341 (East Dover, VT, 14 mi away) and 05343 (Jamaica, VT, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05342 becomes 24350 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ivanhoe, VA, 599 miles away.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02345, 02453, 02534, 02543, 03245, 03254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34205 in Bradenton, FL, 1,191 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,348 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05342 and you would come out at 42.78°S, 107.21°E — 885 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 17.4 square miles of land, 05342 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population428This ZIP428
Households185This ZIP185
Housing units397This ZIP397
Median age58.1This ZIP58.1Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,018This ZIP$64,018Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$300,000This ZIP$300,000Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher42.0%This ZIP42.0%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density24.6 / sq miThis ZIP24.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees93This ZIP93
Annual payroll$10,309,000This ZIP$10,309,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$21,480,000This ZIP$21,480,000

Land area

Land area17.40 sq miThis ZIP17.40 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 05342

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ZIP codes near 05342

ZIPCityDistance
05358 West Halifax, VT 3.3 mi
05361 Whitingham, VT 4.3 mi
05344 Marlboro, VT 5.3 mi
01340 Colrain, MA 7.1 mi
05301 Brattleboro, VT 8.0 mi
01346 Heath, MA 8.2 mi
01367 Rowe, MA 8.6 mi
05350 Readsboro, VT 9.1 mi
05363 Wilmington, VT 9.7 mi
01350 Monroe Bridge, MA 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05342?

05342 is in Jacksonville, Vermont, in Windham County, part of the Brattleboro, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7775, -72.7948.

What county is 05342 in?

05342 lies in Windham County.

What area code is 05342?

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

What time zone is 05342 in?

05342 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05342?

About 428 people live in ZIP code 05342, in 185 households, at 24.6 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 05342?

$64,018 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05342?

The closest are 05358 (3.3 mi), 05361 (4.3 mi), 05344 (5.3 mi), 01340 (7.1 mi) and 05301 (8 mi).

Is 05342 a PO Box ZIP code?

05342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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