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05343

ZIP 05343 is Jamaica, Vermont, in Windham County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Windham
Metro area
Brattleboro, VT
Population
955
Coordinates
43.1027, -72.8203
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Where 05343 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05343
  • 🔢 Type 05343 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhESO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,343 = 3 × 13 × 137. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05342 (Jacksonville, VT, 23 mi away) and 05344 (Marlboro, VT, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05343 becomes 34350, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03435, 04353, 30345, 30354, 30453, 30534, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34035 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,491 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,347 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05343 and you would come out at 43.10°S, 107.18°E — 904 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 46.5 square miles of land, 05343 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population955This ZIP955
Households471This ZIP471
Housing units1,235This ZIP1,235
Median age54.2This ZIP54.2Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$84,375This ZIP$84,375Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$354,500This ZIP$354,500Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$861This ZIP$861Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.3%This ZIP50.3%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density20.6 / sq miThis ZIP20.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees136This ZIP136
Annual payroll$8,265,000This ZIP$8,265,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$31,529,000This ZIP$31,529,000

Land area

Land area46.47 sq miThis ZIP46.47 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

Other place names in 05343

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ZIP codes near 05343

ZIPCityDistance
05155 South Londonderry, VT 5.0 mi
05355 Wardsboro, VT 5.8 mi
05359 West Townshend, VT 5.8 mi
05353 Townshend, VT 7.4 mi
05360 West Wardsboro, VT 7.8 mi
05341 East Dover, VT 8.9 mi
05340 Bondville, VT 8.9 mi
05356 West Dover, VT 9.0 mi
05148 Londonderry, VT 9.8 mi
05255 Manchester Center, VT 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05343?

05343 is in Jamaica, Vermont, in Windham County, part of the Brattleboro, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1027, -72.8203.

What county is 05343 in?

05343 lies in Windham County.

What area code is 05343?

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

What time zone is 05343 in?

05343 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05343?

About 955 people live in ZIP code 05343, in 471 households, at 20.6 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 05343?

$84,375 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05343?

The closest are 05155 (5 mi), 05355 (5.8 mi), 05359 (5.8 mi), 05353 (7.4 mi) and 05360 (7.8 mi).

Is 05343 a PO Box ZIP code?

05343 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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