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05488

ZIP 05488 is Swanton, Vermont, in Franklin County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Population
8,469
Coordinates
44.9234, -73.1443
☼ Live from 05488 — Swanton, VT

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Where 05488 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05488
  • 🔢 Type 05488 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBhSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,488 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 7. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05487 (Starksboro, VT, 50 mi away) and 05489 (Underhill, VT, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05488 becomes 88450, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04858, 05848, 08854, 40588, 40858, 45808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85048 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,209 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% 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 05488 and you would come out at 44.92°S, 106.86°E — 1,019 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 66.9 square miles of land, 05488 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,469This ZIP8,469
Households3,150This ZIP3,150
Housing units4,071This ZIP4,071
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$77,154This ZIP$77,154Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$288,700This ZIP$288,700Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,286This ZIP$1,286Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%This ZIP24.0%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density126.6 / sq miThis ZIP126.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments159This ZIP159
Employees1,296This ZIP1,296
Annual payroll$62,031,000This ZIP$62,031,000
Tax returns filed3,970This ZIP3,970
Total adjusted gross income$283,133,000This ZIP$283,133,000

Land area

Land area66.89 sq miThis ZIP66.89 sq mi
Water area31.42 sq miThis ZIP31.42 sq mi

Other place names in 05488

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 05488

ZIPCityDistance
05460 Highgate Springs, VT 4.0 mi
05459 Highgate Center, VT 6.6 mi
05474 North Hero, VT 7.3 mi
05440 Alburgh, VT 7.6 mi
05481 Saint Albans Bay, VT 8.0 mi
05483 Sheldon, VT 8.3 mi
05479 Saint Albans, VT 8.3 mi
05485 Sheldon Springs, VT 8.4 mi
05478 Saint Albans, VT 9.2 mi
05463 Isle La Motte, VT 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05488?

05488 is in Swanton, Vermont, in Franklin County, part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9234, -73.1443.

What county is 05488 in?

05488 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 05488?

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

What time zone is 05488 in?

05488 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05488?

About 8,469 people live in ZIP code 05488, in 3,150 households, at 126.6 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 05488?

$77,154 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05488?

The closest are 05460 (4 mi), 05459 (6.6 mi), 05474 (7.3 mi), 05440 (7.6 mi) and 05481 (8 mi).

Is 05488 a PO Box ZIP code?

05488 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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