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05650

ZIP 05650 is East Calais, Vermont, in Washington County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Metro area
Barre, VT
Population
1,029
Coordinates
44.4004, -72.4382
☼ Live from 05650 — East Calais, VT

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Where 05650 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05650
  • 🔢 Type 05650 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSgSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆05650 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,650 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 113. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011000010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05649 (East Barre, VT, 18 mi away) and 05651 (East Montpelier, VT, 9 mi away).
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05056, 05065, 06505, 50056, 50065, 50560, …). The farthest-flung twin is 65050 in Latham, MO, 1,121 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,370 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05650 and you would come out at 44.40°S, 107.56°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 24.0 square miles of land, 05650 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,029This ZIP1,029
Households433This ZIP433
Housing units583This ZIP583
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$84,583This ZIP$84,583Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$379,700This ZIP$379,700Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,688This ZIP$1,688Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.9%This ZIP56.9%
Mean commute34.6 minThis ZIP34.6 min
Population density42.9 / sq miThis ZIP42.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$1,242,000This ZIP$1,242,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$40,764,000This ZIP$40,764,000

Land area

Land area24.01 sq miThis ZIP24.01 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05650

ZIPCityDistance
05648 Calais, VT 2.9 mi
05666 North Montpelier, VT 4.3 mi
05658 Marshfield, VT 4.8 mi
05681 Woodbury, VT 4.9 mi
05640 Adamant, VT 5.1 mi
05682 Worcester, VT 6.2 mi
05647 Cabot, VT 7.2 mi
05651 East Montpelier, VT 8.5 mi
05843 Hardwick, VT 8.6 mi
05667 Plainfield, VT 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05650?

05650 is in East Calais, Vermont, in Washington County, part of the Barre, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.4004, -72.4382.

What county is 05650 in?

05650 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 05650?

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

What time zone is 05650 in?

05650 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05650?

About 1,029 people live in ZIP code 05650, in 433 households, at 42.9 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 05650?

$84,583 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05650?

The closest are 05648 (2.9 mi), 05666 (4.3 mi), 05658 (4.8 mi), 05681 (4.9 mi) and 05640 (5.1 mi).

Is 05650 a PO Box ZIP code?

05650 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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