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05676

ZIP 05676 is in Waterbury, Vermont, mostly in Washington County; area code 802; Eastern time. Waterbury has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 05671.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington +1 more
Metro area
Barre, VT
Population
5,032
Coordinates
44.2992, -72.8472
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Where 05676 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05676
  • 🔢 Type 05676 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLgSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,676 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 43. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05675 (Washington, VT, 26 mi away) and 05677 (Waterbury Center, VT, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05676 becomes 67650 — and that is a real ZIP code: Morland, KS, 1,437 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05667, 05766, 06756, 07656, 50667, 50676, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76650 in Irene, TX, 1,549 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,350 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05676 and you would come out at 44.30°S, 107.15°E — 974 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 93.8 square miles of land, 05676 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,032This ZIP5,032
Households2,249This ZIP2,249
Housing units2,503This ZIP2,503
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$92,773This ZIP$92,773Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$380,800This ZIP$380,800Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$998This ZIP$998Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.2%This ZIP50.2%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density53.7 / sq miThis ZIP53.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments201This ZIP201
Employees1,815This ZIP1,815
Annual payroll$93,244,000This ZIP$93,244,000
Tax returns filed2,810This ZIP2,810
Total adjusted gross income$240,937,000This ZIP$240,937,000

Land area

Land area93.79 sq miThis ZIP93.79 sq mi
Water area2.07 sq miThis ZIP2.07 sq mi

Counties 05676 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Washington County 79.0%
Chittenden County 21.0%

Other place names in 05676

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ZIP codes near 05676

ZIPCityDistance
05660 Moretown, VT 4.8 mi
05671 Waterbury, VT 5.2 mi
05462 Huntington, VT 5.3 mi
05673 Waitsfield, VT 6.9 mi
05466 Jonesville, VT 7.4 mi
05477 Richmond, VT 8.7 mi
05487 Starksboro, VT 9.5 mi
05677 Waterbury Center, VT 10.2 mi
05602 Montpelier, VT 11.0 mi
05662 Moscow, VT 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05676?

05676 is in Waterbury, Vermont, in Washington County, part of the Barre, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2992, -72.8472.

What county is 05676 in?

05676 spans 2 counties: Washington County and Chittenden 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 05676?

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

What time zone is 05676 in?

05676 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05676?

About 5,032 people live in ZIP code 05676, in 2,249 households, at 53.7 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 05676?

$92,773 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05676?

The closest are 05660 (4.8 mi), 05671 (5.2 mi), 05462 (5.3 mi), 05673 (6.9 mi) and 05466 (7.4 mi).

Is 05676 a PO Box ZIP code?

05676 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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