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Where 05840 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.
- 🔢 Type 05840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBSO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 5,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 73. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011011010000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05839 (Glover, VT, 23 mi away) and 05841 (Greensboro, VT, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 05840 becomes 04850 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lincolnville Center, ME, 132 miles away.
- 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04085, 04850, 05048, 05084, 05408, 08045, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85004 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,271 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
- 🎯1,405 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05840 and you would come out at 44.60°S, 108.25°E — 965 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
- 📏 At 26.6 square miles of land, 05840 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 34This ZIP34 |
|---|---|
| Households | 25This ZIP25 |
| Housing units | 60This ZIP60 |
| Median age | 67.8This ZIP67.8Vermont43.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $56,250This ZIP$56,250Vermont$81,203US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $137,500This ZIP$137,500Vermont$316,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.9%This ZIP12.9% |
| Population density | 1.3 / sq miThis ZIP1.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 26.60 sq miThis ZIP26.60 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 05840
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
05858 | North Concord, VT | 4.9 mi |
05837 | East Haven, VT | 5.3 mi |
05832 | East Burke, VT | 7.5 mi |
05905 | Guildhall, VT | 8.0 mi |
05906 | Lunenburg, VT | 8.1 mi |
05871 | West Burke, VT | 11.6 mi |
05824 | Concord, VT | 11.7 mi |
05849 | Lyndon, VT | 12.2 mi |
03584 | Lancaster, NH | 12.4 mi |
05904 | Gilman, VT | 12.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 05840?
05840 is in Granby, Vermont, in Essex County. Its published point location is 44.5987, -71.7472.
What county is 05840 in?
05840 lies in Essex County.
What area code is 05840?
Granby uses area code 802, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 05840 in?
05840 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 05840?
About 34 people live in ZIP code 05840, in 25 households, at 1.3 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 05840?
$56,250 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.
What ZIP codes are near 05840?
The closest are 05858 (4.9 mi), 05837 (5.3 mi), 05832 (7.5 mi), 05905 (8 mi) and 05906 (8.1 mi).
Is 05840 a PO Box ZIP code?
05840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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