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05761

ZIP 05761 is Pawlet, Vermont, mostly in Rutland County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rutland +1 more
Metro area
Rutland, VT
Population
1,081
Coordinates
43.3346, -73.1393
☼ Live from 05761 — Pawlet, VT

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Where 05761 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05761
  • 🔢 Type 05761 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgLSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,761 = 7 × 823. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05760 (Orwell, VT, 33 mi away) and 05762 (Pittsfield, VT, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05761 becomes 16750 — and that is a real ZIP code: Turtlepoint, PA, 280 miles away.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01756, 05671, 06517, 06751, 10567, 10576, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76501 in Temple, TX, 1,565 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,332 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05761 and you would come out at 43.33°S, 106.86°E — 927 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 41.0 square miles of land, 05761 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,081This ZIP1,081
Households477This ZIP477
Housing units632This ZIP632
Median age52.2This ZIP52.2Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$68,125This ZIP$68,125Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$324,300This ZIP$324,300Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,431This ZIP$1,431Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.2%This ZIP39.2%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density26.4 / sq miThis ZIP26.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees117This ZIP117
Annual payroll$4,614,000This ZIP$4,614,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$41,283,000This ZIP$41,283,000

Land area

Land area41.01 sq miThis ZIP41.01 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 05761 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Rutland County 78.9%
Bennington County 21.1%

Other place names in 05761

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ZIP codes near 05761

ZIPCityDistance
05775 West Pawlet, VT 4.4 mi
05768 Rupert, VT 4.8 mi
05251 Dorset, VT 5.6 mi
05739 Danby, VT 5.6 mi
05776 West Rupert, VT 6.4 mi
05774 Wells, VT 6.7 mi
05253 East Dorset, VT 8.7 mi
12832 Granville, NY 9.7 mi
05757 Middletown Springs, VT 10.3 mi
12849 Middle Granville, NY 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05761?

05761 is in Pawlet, Vermont, in Rutland County, part of the Rutland, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3346, -73.1393.

What county is 05761 in?

05761 spans 2 counties: Rutland County and Bennington County. Most of it falls in Rutland 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 05761?

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

What time zone is 05761 in?

05761 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05761?

About 1,081 people live in ZIP code 05761, in 477 households, at 26.4 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 05761?

$68,125 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05761?

The closest are 05775 (4.4 mi), 05768 (4.8 mi), 05251 (5.6 mi), 05739 (5.6 mi) and 05776 (6.4 mi).

Is 05761 a PO Box ZIP code?

05761 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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