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05872

ZIP 05872 is West Charleston, Vermont, in Orleans County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orleans
Metro area
none
Population
809
Coordinates
44.8710, -72.0250
☼ Live from 05872 — West Charleston, VT

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Where 05872 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05872
  • 🔢 Type 05872 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLBSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,872 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 367. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05871 (West Burke, VT, 14 mi away) and 05873 (West Danville, VT, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05872 becomes 27850 — and that is a real ZIP code: Littleton, NC, 660 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02857, 02875, 05827, 07825, 07852, 08527, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85072 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,259 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,393 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05872 and you would come out at 44.87°S, 107.97°E — 988 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 30.6 square miles of land, 05872 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population809This ZIP809
Households421This ZIP421
Housing units543This ZIP543
Median age61.6This ZIP61.6Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$48,839This ZIP$48,839Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$235,900This ZIP$235,900Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density26.4 / sq miThis ZIP26.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$1,333,000This ZIP$1,333,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$20,951,000This ZIP$20,951,000

Land area

Land area30.60 sq miThis ZIP30.60 sq mi
Water area1.39 sq miThis ZIP1.39 sq mi

ZIP codes near 05872

ZIPCityDistance
05833 East Charleston, VT 3.3 mi
05853 Morgan, VT 4.5 mi
05860 Orleans, VT 6.1 mi
05829 Derby, VT 7.0 mi
05830 Derby Line, VT 7.2 mi
05855 Newport, VT 9.1 mi
05846 Island Pond, VT 10.0 mi
05822 Barton, VT 10.4 mi
05823 Beebe Plain, VT 10.8 mi
05825 Coventry, VT 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05872?

05872 is in West Charleston, Vermont, in Orleans County. Its published point location is 44.8710, -72.0250.

What county is 05872 in?

05872 lies in Orleans County.

What area code is 05872?

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

What time zone is 05872 in?

05872 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05872?

About 809 people live in ZIP code 05872, in 421 households, at 26.4 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 05872?

$48,839 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05872?

The closest are 05833 (3.3 mi), 05853 (4.5 mi), 05860 (6.1 mi), 05829 (7 mi) and 05830 (7.2 mi).

Is 05872 a PO Box ZIP code?

05872 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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