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Where 05656 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 05656 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSgSO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 5,656 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 101. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011000011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05655 (Hyde Park, VT, 6 mi away) and 05657 (Lake Elmore, VT, 11 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 05656 becomes 65650 — and that is a real ZIP code: Flemington, MO, 1,173 miles away.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05665, 50566, 50665, 55066, 55606, 56056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66505 in Manhattan, KS, 1,281 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
- 🎯1,359 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05656 and you would come out at 44.65°S, 107.31°E — 991 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
- 📏 At 47.3 square miles of land, 05656 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,458This ZIP3,458 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,439This ZIP1,439 |
| Housing units | 1,515This ZIP1,515 |
| Median age | 31.1This ZIP31.1Vermont43.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $55,133This ZIP$55,133Vermont$81,203US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $169,400This ZIP$169,400Vermont$316,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $950This ZIP$950Vermont$1,234US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.5%This ZIP32.5% |
| Mean commute | 33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min |
| Population density | 73.1 / sq miThis ZIP73.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 77This ZIP77 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 518This ZIP518 |
| Annual payroll | $25,831,000This ZIP$25,831,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,690This ZIP1,690 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $92,298,000This ZIP$92,298,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 47.29 sq miThis ZIP47.29 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi |
Other place names in 05656
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 05656
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
05665 | North Hyde Park, VT | 4.8 mi |
05655 | Hyde Park, VT | 6.1 mi |
05652 | Eden, VT | 6.5 mi |
05464 | Jeffersonville, VT | 6.5 mi |
05492 | Waterville, VT | 7.2 mi |
05442 | Belvidere Center, VT | 8.6 mi |
05661 | Morrisville, VT | 8.7 mi |
05441 | Bakersfield, VT | 9.9 mi |
05444 | Cambridge, VT | 9.9 mi |
05657 | Lake Elmore, VT | 10.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 05656?
05656 is in Johnson, Vermont, in Lamoille County. Its published point location is 44.6481, -72.6888.
What county is 05656 in?
05656 lies in Lamoille County.
What area code is 05656?
Johnson uses area code 802, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 05656 in?
05656 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 05656?
About 3,458 people live in ZIP code 05656, in 1,439 households, at 73.1 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 05656?
$55,133 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.
What ZIP codes are near 05656?
The closest are 05665 (4.8 mi), 05655 (6.1 mi), 05652 (6.5 mi), 05464 (6.5 mi) and 05492 (7.2 mi).
Is 05656 a PO Box ZIP code?
05656 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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