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05492

ZIP 05492 is Waterville, Vermont, in Lamoille County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lamoille
Metro area
none
Population
725
Coordinates
44.7379, -72.7623
☼ Live from 05492 — Waterville, VT

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Where 05492 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05492
  • 🔢 Type 05492 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGhSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,492 = 2 × 2 × 1373. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05491 (Vergennes, VT, 51 mi away) and 05494 (Westford, VT, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05492 becomes 29450 — and that is a real ZIP code: Huger, SC, 888 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02459, 02495, 04259, 04925, 04952, 09245, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09245 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,813 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,356 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05492 and you would come out at 44.74°S, 107.24°E — 998 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 17.2 square miles of land, 05492 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population725This ZIP725
Households358This ZIP358
Housing units366This ZIP366
Median age50.0This ZIP50.0Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$67,857This ZIP$67,857Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$242,900This ZIP$242,900Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,110This ZIP$1,110Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%This ZIP32.7%
Mean commute37.1 minThis ZIP37.1 min
Population density42.1 / sq miThis ZIP42.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$602,000This ZIP$602,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$24,915,000This ZIP$24,915,000

Land area

Land area17.23 sq miThis ZIP17.23 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05492

ZIPCityDistance
05441 Bakersfield, VT 2.8 mi
05442 Belvidere Center, VT 4.3 mi
05464 Jeffersonville, VT 4.9 mi
05448 East Fairfield, VT 5.8 mi
05656 Johnson, VT 7.2 mi
05652 Eden, VT 7.5 mi
05665 North Hyde Park, VT 9.3 mi
05444 Cambridge, VT 10.2 mi
05450 Enosburg Falls, VT 10.9 mi
05455 Fairfield, VT 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05492?

05492 is in Waterville, Vermont, in Lamoille County. Its published point location is 44.7379, -72.7623.

What county is 05492 in?

05492 lies in Lamoille County.

What area code is 05492?

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

What time zone is 05492 in?

05492 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05492?

About 725 people live in ZIP code 05492, in 358 households, at 42.1 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 05492?

$67,857 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05492?

The closest are 05441 (2.8 mi), 05442 (4.3 mi), 05464 (4.9 mi), 05448 (5.8 mi) and 05656 (7.2 mi).

Is 05492 a PO Box ZIP code?

05492 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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