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05742

ZIP 05742 is East Wallingford, Vermont, in Rutland County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rutland
Metro area
Rutland, VT
Population
803
Coordinates
43.4201, -72.9108
☼ Live from 05742 — East Wallingford, VT

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Where 05742 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05742
  • 🔢 Type 05742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,742 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 29. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05741 (East Poultney, VT, 16 mi away) and 05743 (Fair Haven, VT, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05742 becomes 24750, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02457, 02475, 02574, 02745, 04257, 04275, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75204 in Dallas, TX, 1,483 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,343 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05742 and you would come out at 43.42°S, 107.09°E — 925 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 24.0 square miles of land, 05742 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population803This ZIP803
Households283This ZIP283
Housing units383This ZIP383
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,250This ZIP$66,250Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$243,800This ZIP$243,800Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%This ZIP31.0%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density33.5 / sq miThis ZIP33.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$507,000This ZIP$507,000
Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$16,287,000This ZIP$16,287,000

Land area

Land area23.96 sq miThis ZIP23.96 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05742

ZIPCityDistance
05773 Wallingford, VT 2.0 mi
05758 Mount Holly, VT 6.3 mi
05730 Belmont, VT 6.7 mi
05738 Cuttingsville, VT 7.6 mi
05739 Danby, VT 7.9 mi
05759 North Clarendon, VT 8.2 mi
05161 Weston, VT 8.7 mi
05149 Ludlow, VT 10.7 mi
05757 Middletown Springs, VT 11.5 mi
05777 West Rutland, VT 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05742?

05742 is in East Wallingford, Vermont, in Rutland County, part of the Rutland, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4201, -72.9108.

What county is 05742 in?

05742 lies in Rutland County.

What area code is 05742?

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

What time zone is 05742 in?

05742 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05742?

About 803 people live in ZIP code 05742, in 283 households, at 33.5 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 05742?

$66,250 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05742?

The closest are 05773 (2 mi), 05758 (6.3 mi), 05730 (6.7 mi), 05738 (7.6 mi) and 05739 (7.9 mi).

Is 05742 a PO Box ZIP code?

05742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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