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05486

ZIP 05486 is South Hero, Vermont, in Grand Isle County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Grand Isle
Population
1,500
Coordinates
44.6271, -73.3092
☼ Live from 05486 — South Hero, VT

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Where 05486 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05486
  • 🔢 Type 05486 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBhSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,486 = 2 × 13 × 211. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05485 (Sheldon Springs, VT, 25 mi away) and 05487 (Starksboro, VT, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05486 becomes 68450 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tecumseh, NE, 1,200 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04568, 04658, 04685, 04856, 04865, 05468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86405 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, 2,268 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,329 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05486 and you would come out at 44.63°S, 106.69°E — 1,006 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 14.5 square miles of land, 05486 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,500This ZIP1,500
Households633This ZIP633
Housing units1,017This ZIP1,017
Median age52.4This ZIP52.4Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$126,513This ZIP$126,513Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$544,700This ZIP$544,700Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,439This ZIP$1,439Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.1%This ZIP61.1%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density103.2 / sq miThis ZIP103.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees277This ZIP277
Annual payroll$11,418,000This ZIP$11,418,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$124,655,000This ZIP$124,655,000

Land area

Land area14.53 sq miThis ZIP14.53 sq mi
Water area32.58 sq miThis ZIP32.58 sq mi

Other place names in 05486

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ZIP codes near 05486

ZIPCityDistance
05458 Grand Isle, VT 6.2 mi
05446 Colchester, VT 6.5 mi
05468 Milton, VT 7.5 mi
12903 Plattsburgh, NY 7.8 mi
05408 Burlington, VT 8.6 mi
12975 Port Kent, NY 9.0 mi
05449 Colchester, VT 9.8 mi
12901 Plattsburgh, NY 9.9 mi
12911 Keeseville, NY 10.1 mi
05404 Winooski, VT 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05486?

05486 is in South Hero, Vermont, in Grand Isle County, part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6271, -73.3092.

What county is 05486 in?

05486 lies in Grand Isle County.

What area code is 05486?

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

What time zone is 05486 in?

05486 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05486?

About 1,500 people live in ZIP code 05486, in 633 households, at 103.2 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 05486?

$126,513 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05486?

The closest are 05458 (6.2 mi), 05446 (6.5 mi), 05468 (7.5 mi), 12903 (7.8 mi) and 05408 (8.6 mi).

Is 05486 a PO Box ZIP code?

05486 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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