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Where 05868 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 05868 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgBSO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 5,868 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 163. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011011101100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05867 (Sutton, VT, 25 mi away) and 05871 (West Burke, VT, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 05868 becomes 86850, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06858, 08865, 56088, 58068, 65808, 68058, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85068 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,244 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
- 🎯1,378 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05868 and you would come out at 44.94°S, 107.65°E — 1,000 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
- 📏 At 4.5 square miles of land, 05868 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.4 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 40This ZIP40 |
|---|---|
| Households | 26This ZIP26 |
| Housing units | 54This ZIP54 |
| Median age | 70.3This ZIP70.3Vermont43.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $51,136This ZIP$51,136Vermont$81,203US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 52.5%This ZIP52.5% |
| Population density | 8.8 / sq miThis ZIP8.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 19This ZIP19 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 117This ZIP117 |
| Annual payroll | $5,741,000This ZIP$5,741,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 190This ZIP190 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $10,125,000This ZIP$10,125,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 4.52 sq miThis ZIP4.52 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
Other place names in 05868
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 05868
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
05857 | Newport Center, VT | 2.2 mi |
05859 | North Troy, VT | 4.3 mi |
05874 | Westfield, VT | 7.6 mi |
05825 | Coventry, VT | 7.6 mi |
05855 | Newport, VT | 8.0 mi |
05845 | Irasburg, VT | 9.9 mi |
05823 | Beebe Plain, VT | 11.4 mi |
05847 | Lowell, VT | 11.5 mi |
05820 | Albany, VT | 12.4 mi |
05471 | Montgomery Center, VT | 13.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 05868?
05868 is in Troy, Vermont, in Orleans County. Its published point location is 44.9423, -72.3542.
What county is 05868 in?
05868 lies in Orleans County.
What area code is 05868?
Troy uses area code 802, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 05868 in?
05868 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 05868?
About 40 people live in ZIP code 05868, in 26 households, at 8.8 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 05868?
$51,136 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.
What ZIP codes are near 05868?
The closest are 05857 (2.2 mi), 05859 (4.3 mi), 05874 (7.6 mi), 05825 (7.6 mi) and 05855 (8 mi).
Is 05868 a PO Box ZIP code?
05868 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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