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05774

ZIP 05774 is Wells, Vermont, in Rutland County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rutland
Metro area
Rutland, VT
Population
1,102
Coordinates
43.4287, -73.1703
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Where 05774 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05774
  • 🔢 Type 05774 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLLSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,774 = 2 × 2887. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05773 (Wallingford, VT, 11 mi away) and 05775 (West Pawlet, VT, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05774 becomes 47750 — and that is a real ZIP code: Evansville, IN, 839 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04757, 04775, 05477, 05747, 07457, 07754, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77450 in Katy, TX, 1,560 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,330 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05774 and you would come out at 43.43°S, 106.83°E — 933 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 27.7 square miles of land, 05774 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,102This ZIP1,102
Households470This ZIP470
Housing units914This ZIP914
Median age53.3This ZIP53.3Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,667This ZIP$76,667Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$253,200This ZIP$253,200Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,200This ZIP$1,200Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%This ZIP31.5%
Mean commute48.7 minThis ZIP48.7 min
Population density39.7 / sq miThis ZIP39.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees86This ZIP86
Annual payroll$2,796,000This ZIP$2,796,000
Tax returns filed660This ZIP660
Total adjusted gross income$48,543,000This ZIP$48,543,000

Land area

Land area27.74 sq miThis ZIP27.74 sq mi
Water area0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi

Other place names in 05774

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

ZIP codes near 05774

ZIPCityDistance
05757 Middletown Springs, VT 4.4 mi
12837 Hampton, NY 5.4 mi
05775 West Pawlet, VT 5.8 mi
12849 Middle Granville, NY 6.6 mi
05761 Pawlet, VT 6.7 mi
05741 East Poultney, VT 7.0 mi
05764 Poultney, VT 7.0 mi
12854 North Granville, NY 8.0 mi
05739 Danby, VT 9.2 mi
12832 Granville, NY 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05774?

05774 is in Wells, Vermont, in Rutland County, part of the Rutland, VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4287, -73.1703.

What county is 05774 in?

05774 lies in Rutland County.

What area code is 05774?

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

What time zone is 05774 in?

05774 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05774?

About 1,102 people live in ZIP code 05774, in 470 households, at 39.7 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 05774?

$76,667 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05774?

The closest are 05757 (4.4 mi), 12837 (5.4 mi), 05775 (5.8 mi), 12849 (6.6 mi) and 05761 (6.7 mi).

Is 05774 a PO Box ZIP code?

05774 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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