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05440

ZIP 05440 is Alburgh, Vermont, in Grand Isle County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Grand Isle
Population
1,832
Coordinates
44.9579, -73.2920
☼ Live from 05440 — Alburgh, VT

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Where 05440 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05440
  • 🔢 Type 05440 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhhSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,440 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 17. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05439 (Colchester, VT, 33 mi away) and 05441 (Bakersfield, VT, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05440 becomes 04450 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kenduskeag, ME, 213 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00544, 04054, 04450, 05404, 40045, 40405, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50044 in Bussey, IA, 1,020 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,332 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05440 and you would come out at 44.96°S, 106.71°E — 1,024 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 29.1 square miles of land, 05440 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,832This ZIP1,832
Households786This ZIP786
Housing units1,538This ZIP1,538
Median age54.0This ZIP54.0Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,429This ZIP$76,429Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$268,300This ZIP$268,300Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,529This ZIP$1,529Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%This ZIP27.6%
Mean commute34.0 minThis ZIP34.0 min
Population density63.0 / sq miThis ZIP63.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees120This ZIP120
Annual payroll$4,746,000This ZIP$4,746,000
Tax returns filed1,110This ZIP1,110
Total adjusted gross income$69,293,000This ZIP$69,293,000

Land area

Land area29.10 sq miThis ZIP29.10 sq mi
Water area19.99 sq miThis ZIP19.99 sq mi

Other place names in 05440

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 05440

ZIPCityDistance
12979 Rouses Point, NY 4.5 mi
05463 Isle La Motte, VT 6.6 mi
05488 Swanton, VT 7.6 mi
12919 Champlain, NY 7.7 mi
12921 Chazy, NY 8.2 mi
05474 North Hero, VT 9.1 mi
05460 Highgate Springs, VT 9.2 mi
05481 Saint Albans Bay, VT 12.7 mi
05459 Highgate Center, VT 13.4 mi
12958 Mooers, NY 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05440?

05440 is in Alburgh, Vermont, in Grand Isle County, part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9579, -73.2920.

What county is 05440 in?

05440 lies in Grand Isle County.

What area code is 05440?

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

What time zone is 05440 in?

05440 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05440?

About 1,832 people live in ZIP code 05440, in 786 households, at 63.0 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 05440?

$76,429 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05440?

The closest are 12979 (4.5 mi), 05463 (6.6 mi), 05488 (7.6 mi), 12919 (7.7 mi) and 12921 (8.2 mi).

Is 05440 a PO Box ZIP code?

05440 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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