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05837

ZIP 05837 is East Haven, Vermont, mostly in Essex County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
301
Coordinates
44.6638, -71.8052
☼ Live from 05837 — East Haven, VT

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Where 05837 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05837
  • 🔢 Type 05837 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEBSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,837 = 13 × 449. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05836 (East Hardwick, VT, 23 mi away) and 05838 (East Saint Johnsbury, VT, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05837 becomes 73850, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03785, 03857, 03875, 05738, 05873, 07538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85307 in Glendale, AZ, 2,277 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,403 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05837 and you would come out at 44.66°S, 108.19°E — 971 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 49.6 square miles of land, 05837 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population301This ZIP301
Households154This ZIP154
Housing units273This ZIP273
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,781This ZIP$60,781Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$153,400This ZIP$153,400Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,712This ZIP$1,712Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density6.1 / sq miThis ZIP6.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$1,385,000This ZIP$1,385,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$8,593,000This ZIP$8,593,000

Land area

Land area49.57 sq miThis ZIP49.57 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Counties 05837 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Essex County 75.4%
Caledonia County 24.6%

ZIP codes near 05837

ZIPCityDistance
05840 Granby, VT 5.3 mi
05832 East Burke, VT 6.7 mi
05905 Guildhall, VT 6.8 mi
05871 West Burke, VT 7.4 mi
05858 North Concord, VT 8.7 mi
05846 Island Pond, VT 10.7 mi
05867 Sutton, VT 11.3 mi
05906 Lunenburg, VT 13.2 mi
05850 Lyndon Center, VT 13.3 mi
05849 Lyndon, VT 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05837?

05837 is in East Haven, Vermont, in Essex County. Its published point location is 44.6638, -71.8052.

What county is 05837 in?

05837 spans 2 counties: Essex County and Caledonia County. Most of it falls in Essex 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 05837?

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

What time zone is 05837 in?

05837 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05837?

About 301 people live in ZIP code 05837, in 154 households, at 6.1 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 05837?

$60,781 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05837?

The closest are 05840 (5.3 mi), 05832 (6.7 mi), 05905 (6.8 mi), 05871 (7.4 mi) and 05858 (8.7 mi).

Is 05837 a PO Box ZIP code?

05837 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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