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05359

ZIP 05359 is West Townshend, Vermont, in Windham County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Windham
Metro area
Brattleboro, VT
Population
757
Coordinates
43.1507, -72.7248
☼ Live from 05359 — West Townshend, VT

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Where 05359 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05359
  • 🔢 Type 05359 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSESO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,359 = 23 × 233. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05358 (West Halifax, VT, 26 mi away) and 05360 (West Wardsboro, VT, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05359 becomes 95350 — and that is a real ZIP code: Modesto, CA, 2,533 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03595, 09355, 30559, 35905, 35950, 39505, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09355 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,605 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,352 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05359 and you would come out at 43.15°S, 107.28°E — 904 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 29.4 square miles of land, 05359 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population757This ZIP757
Households300This ZIP300
Housing units508This ZIP508
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$80,417This ZIP$80,417Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$350,600This ZIP$350,600Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,161This ZIP$1,161Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.1%This ZIP53.1%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density25.7 / sq miThis ZIP25.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$1,236,000This ZIP$1,236,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$18,964,000This ZIP$18,964,000

Land area

Land area29.43 sq miThis ZIP29.43 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05359

ZIPCityDistance
05146 Grafton, VT 5.2 mi
05155 South Londonderry, VT 5.2 mi
05343 Jamaica, VT 5.8 mi
05353 Townshend, VT 6.1 mi
05148 Londonderry, VT 7.8 mi
05143 Chester, VT 8.2 mi
05141 Cambridgeport, VT 8.3 mi
05154 Saxtons River, VT 10.0 mi
05355 Wardsboro, VT 10.1 mi
05345 Newfane, VT 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05359?

05359 is in West Townshend, Vermont, in Windham County, part of the Brattleboro, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1507, -72.7248.

What county is 05359 in?

05359 lies in Windham County.

What area code is 05359?

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

What time zone is 05359 in?

05359 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05359?

About 757 people live in ZIP code 05359, in 300 households, at 25.7 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 05359?

$80,417 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05359?

The closest are 05146 (5.2 mi), 05155 (5.2 mi), 05343 (5.8 mi), 05353 (6.1 mi) and 05148 (7.8 mi).

Is 05359 a PO Box ZIP code?

05359 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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