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Where 05847 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 05847 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhBSO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 5,847 = 3 × 1949. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011011010111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05846 (Island Pond, VT, 31 mi away) and 05848 (Lower Waterford, VT, 39 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 05847 becomes 74850 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lamar, OK, 1,413 miles away.
- 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04578, 04758, 04785, 05478, 05487, 05748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85074 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,238 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
- 🎯1,371 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05847 and you would come out at 44.79°S, 107.54°E — 994 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
- 📏 At 56.5 square miles of land, 05847 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,070This ZIP1,070 |
|---|---|
| Households | 371This ZIP371 |
| Housing units | 515This ZIP515 |
| Median age | 32.9This ZIP32.9Vermont43.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $57,404This ZIP$57,404Vermont$81,203US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $183,400This ZIP$183,400Vermont$316,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $945This ZIP$945Vermont$1,234US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.2%This ZIP19.2% |
| Mean commute | 55.2 minThis ZIP55.2 min |
| Population density | 18.9 / sq miThis ZIP18.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 19This ZIP19 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 33This ZIP33 |
| Annual payroll | $1,323,000This ZIP$1,323,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 420This ZIP420 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $21,274,000This ZIP$21,274,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 56.54 sq miThis ZIP56.54 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
Other place names in 05847
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 05847
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
05820 | Albany, VT | 4.6 mi |
05653 | Eden Mills, VT | 5.5 mi |
05845 | Irasburg, VT | 6.2 mi |
05471 | Montgomery Center, VT | 6.3 mi |
05874 | Westfield, VT | 6.4 mi |
05652 | Eden, VT | 8.9 mi |
05827 | Craftsbury Common, VT | 9.3 mi |
05665 | North Hyde Park, VT | 10.7 mi |
05825 | Coventry, VT | 11.0 mi |
05875 | Barton, VT | 11.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 05847?
05847 is in Lowell, Vermont, in Orleans County. Its published point location is 44.7934, -72.4585.
What county is 05847 in?
05847 lies in Orleans County.
What area code is 05847?
Lowell uses area code 802, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 05847 in?
05847 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 05847?
About 1,070 people live in ZIP code 05847, in 371 households, at 18.9 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 05847?
$57,404 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.
What ZIP codes are near 05847?
The closest are 05820 (4.6 mi), 05653 (5.5 mi), 05845 (6.2 mi), 05471 (6.3 mi) and 05874 (6.4 mi).
Is 05847 a PO Box ZIP code?
05847 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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