05846
ZIP 05846 is Island Pond, 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
- 1,315
- Coordinates
- 44.8167, -71.8353
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Where 05846 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 05846 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghBSO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 5,846 = 2 × 37 × 79. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011011010110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05845 (Irasburg, VT, 24 mi away) and 05847 (Lowell, VT, 31 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 05846 becomes 64850 — and that is a real ZIP code: Neosho, MO, 1,296 miles away.
- 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04568, 04658, 04685, 04856, 04865, 05468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86405 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, 2,341 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
- 🎯1,402 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05846 and you would come out at 44.82°S, 108.16°E — 981 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
- 📏 At 101.3 square miles of land, 05846 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 77 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,315This ZIP1,315 |
|---|---|
| Households | 620This ZIP620 |
| Housing units | 1,098This ZIP1,098 |
| Median age | 46.1This ZIP46.1Vermont43.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $46,278This ZIP$46,278Vermont$81,203US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $159,600This ZIP$159,600Vermont$316,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $777This ZIP$777Vermont$1,234US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.2%This ZIP23.2% |
| Mean commute | 31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min |
| Population density | 13.0 / sq miThis ZIP13.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 34This ZIP34 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 213This ZIP213 |
| Annual payroll | $7,361,000This ZIP$7,361,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 630This ZIP630 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $32,269,000This ZIP$32,269,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 101.30 sq miThis ZIP101.30 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.65 sq miThis ZIP1.65 sq mi |
Counties 05846 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Essex County | 93.5% |
| Orleans County | 6.5% |
Other place names in 05846
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 05846
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
05833 | East Charleston, VT | 7.1 mi |
05853 | Morgan, VT | 7.6 mi |
05907 | Norton, VT | 9.5 mi |
05872 | West Charleston, VT | 10.0 mi |
05837 | East Haven, VT | 10.7 mi |
05871 | West Burke, VT | 10.9 mi |
05905 | Guildhall, VT | 11.0 mi |
05901 | Averill, VT | 12.3 mi |
05830 | Derby Line, VT | 13.1 mi |
05860 | Orleans, VT | 13.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 05846?
05846 is in Island Pond, Vermont, in Essex County. Its published point location is 44.8167, -71.8353.
What county is 05846 in?
05846 spans 2 counties: Essex County and Orleans 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 05846?
Island Pond uses area code 802, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 05846 in?
05846 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 05846?
About 1,315 people live in ZIP code 05846, in 620 households, at 13.0 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 05846?
$46,278 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.
What ZIP codes are near 05846?
The closest are 05833 (7.1 mi), 05853 (7.6 mi), 05907 (9.5 mi), 05872 (10 mi) and 05837 (10.7 mi).
Is 05846 a PO Box ZIP code?
05846 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “05846 ZIP Code — Island Pond, Vermont (Essex County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/05846
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