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05871

ZIP 05871 is West Burke, Vermont, in Caledonia County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Caledonia
Metro area
none
Population
1,524
Coordinates
44.6823, -71.9527
☼ Live from 05871 — West Burke, VT

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Where 05871 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05871
  • 🔢 Type 05871 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILBSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,871 = 3 × 19 × 103. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05868 (Troy, VT, 27 mi away) and 05872 (West Charleston, VT, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05871 becomes 17850 — and that is a real ZIP code: Montandon, PA, 357 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07851, 08751, 10578, 10587, 15078, 15087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85017 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,262 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,396 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05871 and you would come out at 44.68°S, 108.05°E — 975 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 38.4 square miles of land, 05871 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,524This ZIP1,524
Households617This ZIP617
Housing units947This ZIP947
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,572This ZIP$74,572Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$277,900This ZIP$277,900Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$655This ZIP$655Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%This ZIP38.9%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density39.7 / sq miThis ZIP39.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees100This ZIP100
Annual payroll$4,739,000This ZIP$4,739,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$44,409,000This ZIP$44,409,000

Land area

Land area38.41 sq miThis ZIP38.41 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Other place names in 05871

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ZIP codes near 05871

ZIPCityDistance
05867 Sutton, VT 4.3 mi
05832 East Burke, VT 6.6 mi
05837 East Haven, VT 7.4 mi
05866 Sheffield, VT 8.3 mi
05850 Lyndon Center, VT 9.1 mi
05851 Lyndonville, VT 10.5 mi
05833 East Charleston, VT 10.8 mi
05846 Island Pond, VT 10.9 mi
05860 Orleans, VT 11.1 mi
05822 Barton, VT 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05871?

05871 is in West Burke, Vermont, in Caledonia County. Its published point location is 44.6823, -71.9527.

What county is 05871 in?

05871 lies in Caledonia County.

What area code is 05871?

West Burke uses area code 802, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 05871 in?

05871 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05871?

About 1,524 people live in ZIP code 05871, in 617 households, at 39.7 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 05871?

$74,572 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05871?

The closest are 05867 (4.3 mi), 05832 (6.6 mi), 05837 (7.4 mi), 05866 (8.3 mi) and 05850 (9.1 mi).

Is 05871 a PO Box ZIP code?

05871 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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