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05648

ZIP 05648 is Calais, Vermont, in Washington County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Metro area
Barre, VT
Population
483
Coordinates
44.3833, -72.4925
☼ Live from 05648 — Calais, VT

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Where 05648 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05648
  • 🔢 Type 05648 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhgSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,648 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 353. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011000010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05647 (Cabot, VT, 10 mi away) and 05649 (East Barre, VT, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05648 becomes 84650, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 2,307 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,367 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05648 and you would come out at 44.38°S, 107.51°E — 970 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 9.2 square miles of land, 05648 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population483This ZIP483
Households199This ZIP199
Housing units281This ZIP281
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,719This ZIP$71,719Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$428,300This ZIP$428,300Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,444This ZIP$1,444Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.6%This ZIP61.6%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density52.3 / sq miThis ZIP52.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$2,024,000This ZIP$2,024,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$20,555,000This ZIP$20,555,000

Land area

Land area9.24 sq miThis ZIP9.24 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05648

ZIPCityDistance
05650 East Calais, VT 2.9 mi
05640 Adamant, VT 3.0 mi
05682 Worcester, VT 3.6 mi
05666 North Montpelier, VT 4.1 mi
05658 Marshfield, VT 6.9 mi
05651 East Montpelier, VT 7.0 mi
05681 Woodbury, VT 7.6 mi
05667 Plainfield, VT 8.5 mi
05602 Montpelier, VT 9.1 mi
05603 Montpelier, VT 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05648?

05648 is in Calais, Vermont, in Washington County, part of the Barre, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.3833, -72.4925.

What county is 05648 in?

05648 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 05648?

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

What time zone is 05648 in?

05648 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05648?

About 483 people live in ZIP code 05648, in 199 households, at 52.3 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 05648?

$71,719 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05648?

The closest are 05650 (2.9 mi), 05640 (3 mi), 05682 (3.6 mi), 05666 (4.1 mi) and 05658 (6.9 mi).

Is 05648 a PO Box ZIP code?

05648 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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