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05443

ZIP 05443 is Bristol, Vermont, in Addison County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Addison
Metro area
none
Population
6,549
Coordinates
44.1395, -73.0398
☼ Live from 05443 — Bristol, VT

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Where 05443 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05443
  • 🔢 Type 05443 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhhSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 05443 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05442 (Belvidere Center, VT, 47 mi away) and 05444 (Cambridge, VT, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05443 becomes 34450 — and that is a real ZIP code: Inverness, FL, 1,174 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03445, 04345, 04354, 04435, 04453, 04543, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34045 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,454 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,339 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05443 and you would come out at 44.14°S, 106.96°E — 970 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 108.3 square miles of land, 05443 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,549This ZIP6,549
Households3,010This ZIP3,010
Housing units3,165This ZIP3,165
Median age47.2This ZIP47.2Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$88,594This ZIP$88,594Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$356,600This ZIP$356,600Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,257This ZIP$1,257Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.1%This ZIP44.1%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density60.5 / sq miThis ZIP60.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments192This ZIP192
Employees974This ZIP974
Annual payroll$48,070,000This ZIP$48,070,000
Tax returns filed3,470This ZIP3,470
Total adjusted gross income$261,449,000This ZIP$261,449,000

Land area

Land area108.30 sq miThis ZIP108.30 sq mi
Water area0.96 sq miThis ZIP0.96 sq mi

Other place names in 05443

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

ZIP codes near 05443

ZIPCityDistance
05487 Starksboro, VT 5.4 mi
05472 New Haven, VT 6.2 mi
05469 Monkton, VT 8.4 mi
05674 Warren, VT 8.4 mi
05473 North Ferrisburgh, VT 10.4 mi
05673 Waitsfield, VT 10.7 mi
05766 Ripton, VT 10.9 mi
05462 Huntington, VT 11.8 mi
05740 East Middlebury, VT 11.9 mi
05753 Middlebury, VT 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05443?

05443 is in Bristol, Vermont, in Addison County. Its published point location is 44.1395, -73.0398.

What county is 05443 in?

05443 lies in Addison County.

What area code is 05443?

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

What time zone is 05443 in?

05443 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05443?

About 6,549 people live in ZIP code 05443, in 3,010 households, at 60.5 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 05443?

$88,594 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05443?

The closest are 05487 (5.4 mi), 05472 (6.2 mi), 05469 (8.4 mi), 05674 (8.4 mi) and 05473 (10.4 mi).

Is 05443 a PO Box ZIP code?

05443 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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