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05663

ZIP 05663 is Northfield, Vermont, mostly in Washington County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington +1 more
Metro area
Barre, VT
Population
6,840
Coordinates
44.1476, -72.6912
☼ Live from 05663 — Northfield, VT

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Where 05663 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05663
  • 🔢 Type 05663 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EggSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,663 = 7 × 809. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011000011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05662 (Moscow, VT, 20 mi away) and 05664 (Northfield Falls, VT, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05663 becomes 36650, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06365, 06536, 30566, 30656, 30665, 35660, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66503 in Manhattan, KS, 1,278 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,357 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05663 and you would come out at 44.15°S, 107.31°E — 961 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 60.7 square miles of land, 05663 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,840This ZIP6,840
Households2,495This ZIP2,495
Housing units2,821This ZIP2,821
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$77,524This ZIP$77,524Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$276,100This ZIP$276,100Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,022This ZIP$1,022Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%This ZIP35.7%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density112.7 / sq miThis ZIP112.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments93This ZIP93
Employees2,583This ZIP2,583
Annual payroll$109,743,000This ZIP$109,743,000
Tax returns filed2,450This ZIP2,450
Total adjusted gross income$165,552,000This ZIP$165,552,000

Land area

Land area60.69 sq miThis ZIP60.69 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Counties 05663 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Washington County 97.3%
Orange County 2.8%

Other place names in 05663

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ZIP codes near 05663

ZIPCityDistance
05664 Northfield Falls, VT 2.3 mi
05669 Roxbury, VT 7.3 mi
05601 Montpelier, VT 7.4 mi
05673 Waitsfield, VT 8.2 mi
05679 Williamstown, VT 8.3 mi
05660 Moretown, VT 8.7 mi
05604 Montpelier, VT 9.4 mi
05609 Montpelier, VT 9.4 mi
05620 Montpelier, VT 9.4 mi
05633 Montpelier, VT 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05663?

05663 is in Northfield, Vermont, in Washington County, part of the Barre, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.1476, -72.6912.

What county is 05663 in?

05663 spans 2 counties: Washington County and Orange County. Most of it falls in Washington County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 05663?

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

What time zone is 05663 in?

05663 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05663?

About 6,840 people live in ZIP code 05663, in 2,495 households, at 112.7 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 05663?

$77,524 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05663?

The closest are 05664 (2.3 mi), 05669 (7.3 mi), 05601 (7.4 mi), 05673 (8.2 mi) and 05679 (8.3 mi).

Is 05663 a PO Box ZIP code?

05663 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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