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05826

ZIP 05826 is Craftsbury, Vermont, in Orleans County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orleans
Metro area
none
Population
839
Coordinates
44.6349, -72.4061
☼ Live from 05826 — Craftsbury, VT

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Where 05826 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05826
  • 🔢 Type 05826 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZBSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,826 = 2 × 3 × 971. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05825 (Coventry, VT, 17 mi away) and 05827 (Craftsbury Common, VT, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05826 becomes 62850 — and that is a real ZIP code: Johnsonville, IL, 936 miles away.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02568, 02865, 05682, 05862, 06258, 06825, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85062 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,239 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,373 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05826 and you would come out at 44.63°S, 107.59°E — 983 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 28.8 square miles of land, 05826 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population839This ZIP839
Households362This ZIP362
Housing units455This ZIP455
Median age47.0This ZIP47.0Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$83,438This ZIP$83,438Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$232,300This ZIP$232,300Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,214This ZIP$1,214Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%This ZIP33.6%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density29.1 / sq miThis ZIP29.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees129This ZIP129
Annual payroll$3,514,000This ZIP$3,514,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$25,434,000This ZIP$25,434,000

Land area

Land area28.82 sq miThis ZIP28.82 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05826

ZIPCityDistance
05827 Craftsbury Common, VT 3.6 mi
05841 Greensboro, VT 5.9 mi
05653 Eden Mills, VT 6.4 mi
05680 Wolcott, VT 7.3 mi
05655 Hyde Park, VT 8.1 mi
05875 Barton, VT 8.2 mi
05842 Greensboro Bend, VT 8.5 mi
05657 Lake Elmore, VT 8.7 mi
05820 Albany, VT 9.0 mi
05843 Hardwick, VT 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05826?

05826 is in Craftsbury, Vermont, in Orleans County. Its published point location is 44.6349, -72.4061.

What county is 05826 in?

05826 lies in Orleans County.

What area code is 05826?

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

What time zone is 05826 in?

05826 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05826?

About 839 people live in ZIP code 05826, in 362 households, at 29.1 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 05826?

$83,438 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05826?

The closest are 05827 (3.6 mi), 05841 (5.9 mi), 05653 (6.4 mi), 05680 (7.3 mi) and 05655 (8.1 mi).

Is 05826 a PO Box ZIP code?

05826 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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