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05478

ZIP 05478 is in Saint Albans, Vermont, in Franklin County; area code 802; Eastern time. Saint Albans has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 05479.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Population
15,580
Coordinates
44.7916, -73.1178
☼ Live from 05478 — Saint Albans, VT

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Where 05478 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05478
  • 🔢 Type 05478 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLhSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,478 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 83. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05477 (Richmond, VT, 29 mi away) and 05479 (Saint Albans, VT, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05478 becomes 87450, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04578, 04758, 04785, 05487, 05748, 05847, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85074 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,205 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,339 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05478 and you would come out at 44.79°S, 106.88°E — 1,010 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 59.3 square miles of land, 05478 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,580This ZIP15,580
Households6,496This ZIP6,496
Housing units7,097This ZIP7,097
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,203This ZIP$71,203Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$316,400This ZIP$316,400Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,227This ZIP$1,227Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%This ZIP31.0%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density262.9 / sq miThis ZIP262.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments476This ZIP476
Employees7,999This ZIP7,999
Annual payroll$392,084,000This ZIP$392,084,000
Tax returns filed8,020This ZIP8,020
Total adjusted gross income$575,932,000This ZIP$575,932,000

Land area

Land area59.26 sq miThis ZIP59.26 sq mi
Water area19.07 sq miThis ZIP19.07 sq mi

Other place names in 05478

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ZIP codes near 05478

ZIPCityDistance
05481 Saint Albans Bay, VT 1.6 mi
05479 Saint Albans, VT 2.2 mi
05474 North Hero, VT 6.1 mi
05454 Fairfax, VT 7.1 mi
05455 Fairfield, VT 7.4 mi
05488 Swanton, VT 9.2 mi
05483 Sheldon, VT 9.5 mi
05468 Milton, VT 10.3 mi
05458 Grand Isle, VT 10.3 mi
05485 Sheldon Springs, VT 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05478?

05478 is in Saint Albans, Vermont, in Franklin County, part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.7916, -73.1178.

What county is 05478 in?

05478 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 05478?

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

What time zone is 05478 in?

05478 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05478?

About 15,580 people live in ZIP code 05478, in 6,496 households, at 262.9 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 05478?

$71,203 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05478?

The closest are 05481 (1.6 mi), 05479 (2.2 mi), 05474 (6.1 mi), 05454 (7.1 mi) and 05455 (7.4 mi).

Is 05478 a PO Box ZIP code?

05478 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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