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05356

ZIP 05356 is West Dover, Vermont, in Windham County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Windham
Metro area
Brattleboro, VT
Population
738
Coordinates
42.9759, -72.8646
☼ Live from 05356 — West Dover, VT

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Where 05356 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05356
  • 🔢 Type 05356 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSESO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,356 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 103. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05355 (Wardsboro, VT, 4 mi away) and 05357 (West Dummerston, VT, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05356 becomes 65350 — and that is a real ZIP code: Smithton, MO, 1,097 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05653, 06355, 06535, 30565, 30655, 35056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36505 in Axis, AL, 1,175 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,345 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05356 and you would come out at 42.98°S, 107.14°E — 898 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 22.5 square miles of land, 05356 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population738This ZIP738
Households392This ZIP392
Housing units2,643This ZIP2,643
Median age53.8This ZIP53.8Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$51,222This ZIP$51,222Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$328,500This ZIP$328,500Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$528This ZIP$528Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.8%This ZIP50.8%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density32.8 / sq miThis ZIP32.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments82This ZIP82
Employees1,588This ZIP1,588
Annual payroll$40,771,000This ZIP$40,771,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$55,176,000This ZIP$55,176,000

Land area

Land area22.53 sq miThis ZIP22.53 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05356

ZIPCityDistance
05341 East Dover, VT 3.2 mi
05355 Wardsboro, VT 4.0 mi
05360 West Wardsboro, VT 6.3 mi
05363 Wilmington, VT 6.4 mi
05351 South Newfane, VT 7.6 mi
05343 Jamaica, VT 9.0 mi
05345 Newfane, VT 10.1 mi
05262 Shaftsbury, VT 10.7 mi
05362 Williamsville, VT 10.7 mi
05353 Townshend, VT 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05356?

05356 is in West Dover, Vermont, in Windham County, part of the Brattleboro, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9759, -72.8646.

What county is 05356 in?

05356 lies in Windham County.

What area code is 05356?

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

What time zone is 05356 in?

05356 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05356?

About 738 people live in ZIP code 05356, in 392 households, at 32.8 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 05356?

$51,222 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05356?

The closest are 05341 (3.2 mi), 05355 (4 mi), 05360 (6.3 mi), 05363 (6.4 mi) and 05351 (7.6 mi).

Is 05356 a PO Box ZIP code?

05356 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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