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05483

ZIP 05483 is Sheldon, Vermont, in Franklin County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Population
1,717
Coordinates
44.8897, -72.9809
☼ Live from 05483 — Sheldon, VT

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Where 05483 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05483
  • 🔢 Type 05483 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBhSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 05483 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05482 (Shelburne, VT, 37 mi away) and 05485 (Sheldon Springs, VT, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05483 becomes 38450 — and that is a real ZIP code: Collinwood, TN, 1,023 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03458, 03584, 03845, 03854, 04358, 04538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85340 in Litchfield Park, AZ, 2,227 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% 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 05483 and you would come out at 44.89°S, 107.02°E — 1,013 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 21.9 square miles of land, 05483 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,717This ZIP1,717
Households701This ZIP701
Housing units805This ZIP805
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,505This ZIP$78,505Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$246,500This ZIP$246,500Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,605This ZIP$1,605Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density78.3 / sq miThis ZIP78.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees39This ZIP39
Annual payroll$4,282,000This ZIP$4,282,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$55,066,000This ZIP$55,066,000

Land area

Land area21.93 sq miThis ZIP21.93 sq mi
Water area1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05483

ZIPCityDistance
05485 Sheldon Springs, VT 1.0 mi
05459 Highgate Center, VT 4.9 mi
05457 Franklin, VT 5.6 mi
05455 Fairfield, VT 6.1 mi
05479 Saint Albans, VT 7.4 mi
05488 Swanton, VT 8.3 mi
05460 Highgate Springs, VT 8.5 mi
05450 Enosburg Falls, VT 9.1 mi
05478 Saint Albans, VT 9.5 mi
05481 Saint Albans Bay, VT 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05483?

05483 is in Sheldon, Vermont, in Franklin County, part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8897, -72.9809.

What county is 05483 in?

05483 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 05483?

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

What time zone is 05483 in?

05483 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05483?

About 1,717 people live in ZIP code 05483, in 701 households, at 78.3 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 05483?

$78,505 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05483?

The closest are 05485 (1 mi), 05459 (4.9 mi), 05457 (5.6 mi), 05455 (6.1 mi) and 05479 (7.4 mi).

Is 05483 a PO Box ZIP code?

05483 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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