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05446

ZIP 05446 is in Colchester, Vermont, in Chittenden County; area code 802; Eastern time. Colchester has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 05439 and 05449.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chittenden
Population
16,452
Coordinates
44.5541, -73.2255
☼ Live from 05446 — Colchester, VT

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Where 05446 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05446
  • 🔢 Type 05446 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghhSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,446 = 2 × 7 × 389. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05445 (Charlotte, VT, 17 mi away) and 05447 (East Berkshire, VT, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05446 becomes 64450, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04456, 04564, 04645, 04654, 05464, 40456, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64504 in Saint Joseph, MO, 1,157 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,332 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05446 and you would come out at 44.55°S, 106.77°E — 999 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 36.6 square miles of land, 05446 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,452This ZIP16,452
Households7,115This ZIP7,115
Housing units7,876This ZIP7,876
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$97,475This ZIP$97,475Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$393,200This ZIP$393,200Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,474This ZIP$1,474Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.9%This ZIP40.9%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density449.8 / sq miThis ZIP449.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments505This ZIP505
Employees8,275This ZIP8,275
Annual payroll$557,166,000This ZIP$557,166,000
Tax returns filed8,930This ZIP8,930
Total adjusted gross income$833,019,000This ZIP$833,019,000

Land area

Land area36.58 sq miThis ZIP36.58 sq mi
Water area22.74 sq miThis ZIP22.74 sq mi

Other place names in 05446

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ZIP codes near 05446

ZIPCityDistance
05449 Colchester, VT 3.9 mi
05408 Burlington, VT 4.1 mi
05404 Winooski, VT 4.5 mi
05439 Colchester, VT 5.0 mi
05401 Burlington, VT 5.5 mi
05405 Burlington, VT 5.7 mi
05486 South Hero, VT 6.5 mi
05468 Milton, VT 7.1 mi
05403 South Burlington, VT 8.0 mi
05452 Essex Junction, VT 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05446?

05446 is in Colchester, Vermont, in Chittenden County, part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.5541, -73.2255.

What county is 05446 in?

05446 lies in Chittenden County.

What area code is 05446?

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

What time zone is 05446 in?

05446 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05446?

About 16,452 people live in ZIP code 05446, in 7,115 households, at 449.8 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 05446?

$97,475 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05446?

The closest are 05449 (3.9 mi), 05408 (4.1 mi), 05404 (4.5 mi), 05439 (5 mi) and 05401 (5.5 mi).

Is 05446 a PO Box ZIP code?

05446 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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