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05455

ZIP 05455 is Fairfield, Vermont, in Franklin County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Population
1,286
Coordinates
44.8017, -72.9674
☼ Live from 05455 — Fairfield, VT

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Where 05455 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05455
  • 🔢 Type 05455 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SShSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,455 = 5 × 1091. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05454 (Fairfax, VT, 7 mi away) and 05456 (Ferrisburgh, VT, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05455 becomes 55450 — and that is a real ZIP code: Minneapolis, MN, 990 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04555, 40555, 45055, 45505, 50455, 50545, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50554 in Laurens, IA, 1,095 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,347 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05455 and you would come out at 44.80°S, 107.03°E — 1,007 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 36.2 square miles of land, 05455 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,286This ZIP1,286
Households464This ZIP464
Housing units513This ZIP513
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$110,147This ZIP$110,147Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$335,800This ZIP$335,800Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher30.0%This ZIP30.0%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density35.5 / sq miThis ZIP35.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees41This ZIP41
Annual payroll$2,009,000This ZIP$2,009,000
Tax returns filed680This ZIP680
Total adjusted gross income$53,532,000This ZIP$53,532,000

Land area

Land area36.23 sq miThis ZIP36.23 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05455

ZIPCityDistance
05448 East Fairfield, VT 5.3 mi
05479 Saint Albans, VT 5.7 mi
05483 Sheldon, VT 6.1 mi
05454 Fairfax, VT 7.0 mi
05485 Sheldon Springs, VT 7.1 mi
05478 Saint Albans, VT 7.4 mi
05481 Saint Albans Bay, VT 8.5 mi
05441 Bakersfield, VT 9.0 mi
05450 Enosburg Falls, VT 10.6 mi
05459 Highgate Center, VT 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05455?

05455 is in Fairfield, Vermont, in Franklin County, part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8017, -72.9674.

What county is 05455 in?

05455 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 05455?

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

What time zone is 05455 in?

05455 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05455?

About 1,286 people live in ZIP code 05455, in 464 households, at 35.5 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 05455?

$110,147 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05455?

The closest are 05448 (5.3 mi), 05479 (5.7 mi), 05483 (6.1 mi), 05454 (7 mi) and 05485 (7.1 mi).

Is 05455 a PO Box ZIP code?

05455 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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