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05494

ZIP 05494 is Westford, Vermont, in Chittenden County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chittenden
Population
1,603
Coordinates
44.6033, -73.0160
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Where 05494 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05494
  • 🔢 Type 05494 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGhSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,494 = 2 × 41 × 67. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05492 (Waterville, VT, 16 mi away) and 05495 (Williston, VT, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05494 becomes 49450 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pullman, MI, 670 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04459, 04495, 04549, 04945, 04954, 05449, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95044 in Redwood Estates, CA, 2,570 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,343 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05494 and you would come out at 44.60°S, 106.98°E — 997 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 27.8 square miles of land, 05494 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,603This ZIP1,603
Households604This ZIP604
Housing units639This ZIP639
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$117,143This ZIP$117,143Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$412,900This ZIP$412,900Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,561This ZIP$2,561Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.1%This ZIP50.1%
Mean commute33.2 minThis ZIP33.2 min
Population density57.6 / sq miThis ZIP57.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees119This ZIP119
Annual payroll$7,371,000This ZIP$7,371,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$98,497,000This ZIP$98,497,000

Land area

Land area27.83 sq miThis ZIP27.83 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 05494

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ZIP codes near 05494

ZIPCityDistance
05452 Essex Junction, VT 5.8 mi
05489 Underhill, VT 6.1 mi
05444 Cambridge, VT 6.4 mi
05451 Essex, VT 6.8 mi
05454 Fairfax, VT 7.4 mi
05468 Milton, VT 7.6 mi
05449 Colchester, VT 7.7 mi
05490 Underhill Center, VT 9.4 mi
05439 Colchester, VT 10.5 mi
05465 Jericho, VT 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05494?

05494 is in Westford, Vermont, in Chittenden County, part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6033, -73.0160.

What county is 05494 in?

05494 lies in Chittenden County.

What area code is 05494?

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

What time zone is 05494 in?

05494 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05494?

About 1,603 people live in ZIP code 05494, in 604 households, at 57.6 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 05494?

$117,143 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05494?

The closest are 05452 (5.8 mi), 05489 (6.1 mi), 05444 (6.4 mi), 05451 (6.8 mi) and 05454 (7.4 mi).

Is 05494 a PO Box ZIP code?

05494 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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