05439
ZIP 05439 is in Colchester, Vermont, in Chittenden County; area code 802; Eastern time. Colchester has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 05446 and 05449.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Chittenden
- Metro area
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Population
- 1,228
- Coordinates
- 44.4957, -73.1652
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Where 05439 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.
- 🔢 Type 05439 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEhSO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 5,439 = 3 × 7 × 7 × 37. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010100111111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05408 (Burlington, VT, 5 mi away) and 05440 (Alburgh, VT, 33 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 05439 becomes 93450 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Ardo, CA, 2,540 miles away.
- 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04359, 04539, 04935, 04953, 09354, 30459, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09354 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,543 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
- 🎯1,335 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05439 and you would come out at 44.50°S, 106.83°E — 994 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
- 📏 At 0.145 square miles of land, 05439 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 70 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,228This ZIP1,228 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.6This ZIP19.6Vermont43.1US 38.9 |
| Mean commute | 11.9 minThis ZIP11.9 min |
| Population density | 8,469.0 / sq miThis ZIP8,469.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 861This ZIP861 |
| Annual payroll | $27,019,000This ZIP$27,019,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 05439
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
05404 | Winooski, VT | 1.0 mi |
05405 | Burlington, VT | 2.1 mi |
05401 | Burlington, VT | 3.0 mi |
05449 | Colchester, VT | 3.4 mi |
05403 | South Burlington, VT | 3.5 mi |
05446 | Colchester, VT | 5.0 mi |
05408 | Burlington, VT | 5.3 mi |
05452 | Essex Junction, VT | 5.4 mi |
05402 | Burlington, VT | 5.5 mi |
05406 | Burlington, VT | 5.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 05439?
05439 is in Colchester, Vermont, in Chittenden County, part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.4957, -73.1652.
What county is 05439 in?
05439 lies in Chittenden County.
What area code is 05439?
Colchester uses area code 802, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 05439 in?
05439 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 05439?
About 1,228 people live in ZIP code 05439, at 8,469.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 05439?
The closest are 05404 (1 mi), 05405 (2.1 mi), 05401 (3 mi), 05449 (3.4 mi) and 05403 (3.5 mi).
Is 05439 a PO Box ZIP code?
05439 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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