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05739

ZIP 05739 is Danby, Vermont, in Rutland County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rutland
Metro area
Rutland, VT
Population
1,294
Coordinates
43.3449, -73.0287
☼ Live from 05739 — Danby, VT

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Where 05739 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05739
  • 🔢 Type 05739 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GELSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,739 = 3 × 1913. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05738 (Cuttingsville, VT, 15 mi away) and 05740 (East Middlebury, VT, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05739 becomes 93750 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fresno, CA, 2,474 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03579, 03597, 07395, 07935, 30597, 35079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95073 in Soquel, CA, 2,580 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,337 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05739 and you would come out at 43.34°S, 106.97°E — 924 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 47.0 square miles of land, 05739 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,294This ZIP1,294
Households588This ZIP588
Housing units749This ZIP749
Median age53.7This ZIP53.7Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$75,000This ZIP$75,000Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$296,500This ZIP$296,500Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$833This ZIP$833Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%This ZIP34.8%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density27.6 / sq miThis ZIP27.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees216This ZIP216
Annual payroll$12,747,000This ZIP$12,747,000
Tax returns filed620This ZIP620
Total adjusted gross income$39,508,000This ZIP$39,508,000

Land area

Land area46.95 sq miThis ZIP46.95 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 05739

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 05739

ZIPCityDistance
05761 Pawlet, VT 5.6 mi
05253 East Dorset, VT 6.0 mi
05251 Dorset, VT 6.1 mi
05773 Wallingford, VT 6.9 mi
05742 East Wallingford, VT 7.9 mi
05152 Peru, VT 8.9 mi
05774 Wells, VT 9.2 mi
05775 West Pawlet, VT 9.7 mi
05768 Rupert, VT 10.1 mi
05776 West Rupert, VT 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05739?

05739 is in Danby, Vermont, in Rutland County, part of the Rutland, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3449, -73.0287.

What county is 05739 in?

05739 lies in Rutland County.

What area code is 05739?

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

What time zone is 05739 in?

05739 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05739?

About 1,294 people live in ZIP code 05739, in 588 households, at 27.6 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 05739?

$75,000 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05739?

The closest are 05761 (5.6 mi), 05253 (6 mi), 05251 (6.1 mi), 05773 (6.9 mi) and 05742 (7.9 mi).

Is 05739 a PO Box ZIP code?

05739 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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