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05673

ZIP 05673 is Waitsfield, Vermont, in Washington County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Metro area
Barre, VT
Population
2,570
Coordinates
44.1991, -72.8409
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Where 05673 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05673
  • 🔢 Type 05673 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELgSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,673 = 3 × 31 × 61. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011000101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05672 (Stowe, VT, 21 mi away) and 05674 (Warren, VT, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05673 becomes 37650 — and that is a real ZIP code: Erwin, TN, 756 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03576, 03756, 03765, 05736, 05763, 06357, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76530 in Granger, TX, 1,629 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,349 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05673 and you would come out at 44.20°S, 107.16°E — 968 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 53.1 square miles of land, 05673 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,570This ZIP2,570
Households1,137This ZIP1,137
Housing units1,802This ZIP1,802
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$98,068This ZIP$98,068Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$448,000This ZIP$448,000Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,422This ZIP$1,422Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher66.3%This ZIP66.3%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density48.4 / sq miThis ZIP48.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments195This ZIP195
Employees1,802This ZIP1,802
Annual payroll$83,944,000This ZIP$83,944,000
Tax returns filed1,570This ZIP1,570
Total adjusted gross income$159,621,000This ZIP$159,621,000

Land area

Land area53.07 sq miThis ZIP53.07 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 05673

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ZIP codes near 05673

ZIPCityDistance
05660 Moretown, VT 5.7 mi
05674 Warren, VT 6.2 mi
05676 Waterbury, VT 6.9 mi
05487 Starksboro, VT 7.6 mi
05663 Northfield, VT 8.2 mi
05462 Huntington, VT 8.9 mi
05664 Northfield Falls, VT 9.6 mi
05671 Waterbury, VT 10.5 mi
05443 Bristol, VT 10.7 mi
05669 Roxbury, VT 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05673?

05673 is in Waitsfield, Vermont, in Washington County, part of the Barre, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.1991, -72.8409.

What county is 05673 in?

05673 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 05673?

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

What time zone is 05673 in?

05673 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05673?

About 2,570 people live in ZIP code 05673, in 1,137 households, at 48.4 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 05673?

$98,068 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05673?

The closest are 05660 (5.7 mi), 05674 (6.2 mi), 05676 (6.9 mi), 05487 (7.6 mi) and 05663 (8.2 mi).

Is 05673 a PO Box ZIP code?

05673 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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