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05459

ZIP 05459 is Highgate Center, Vermont, in Franklin County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Population
1,925
Coordinates
44.9565, -73.0172
☼ Live from 05459 — Highgate Center, VT

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Where 05459 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05459
  • 🔢 Type 05459 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GShSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,459 = 53 × 103. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05458 (Grand Isle, VT, 22 mi away) and 05460 (Highgate Springs, VT, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05459 becomes 95450 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jenner, CA, 2,584 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04955, 05495, 40955, 49055, 49505, 50459, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95450 in Jenner, CA, 2,584 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,345 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05459 and you would come out at 44.96°S, 106.98°E — 1,017 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 22.4 square miles of land, 05459 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,925This ZIP1,925
Households771This ZIP771
Housing units771This ZIP771
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$88,646This ZIP$88,646Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$291,200This ZIP$291,200Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%This ZIP13.3%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density85.8 / sq miThis ZIP85.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees133This ZIP133
Annual payroll$5,680,000This ZIP$5,680,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$58,521,000This ZIP$58,521,000

Land area

Land area22.45 sq miThis ZIP22.45 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 05459

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ZIP codes near 05459

ZIPCityDistance
05485 Sheldon Springs, VT 4.2 mi
05460 Highgate Springs, VT 4.5 mi
05457 Franklin, VT 4.7 mi
05483 Sheldon, VT 4.9 mi
05488 Swanton, VT 6.6 mi
05479 Saint Albans, VT 10.6 mi
05455 Fairfield, VT 11.0 mi
05450 Enosburg Falls, VT 11.7 mi
05481 Saint Albans Bay, VT 11.9 mi
05478 Saint Albans, VT 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05459?

05459 is in Highgate Center, Vermont, in Franklin County, part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9565, -73.0172.

What county is 05459 in?

05459 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 05459?

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

What time zone is 05459 in?

05459 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05459?

About 1,925 people live in ZIP code 05459, in 771 households, at 85.8 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 05459?

$88,646 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05459?

The closest are 05485 (4.2 mi), 05460 (4.5 mi), 05457 (4.7 mi), 05483 (4.9 mi) and 05488 (6.6 mi).

Is 05459 a PO Box ZIP code?

05459 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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