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Where 05874 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 05874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBSO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 5,874 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 89. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011011110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05873 (West Danville, VT, 36 mi away) and 05875 (Barton, VT, 16 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 05874 becomes 47850 — and that is a real ZIP code: Farmersburg, IN, 859 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, 2,237 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 91% 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 05874 and you would come out at 44.88°S, 107.52°E — 1,000 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
- 📏 At 39.5 square miles of land, 05874 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 568This ZIP568 |
|---|---|
| Households | 241This ZIP241 |
| Housing units | 314This ZIP314 |
| Median age | 40.7This ZIP40.7Vermont43.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $74,583This ZIP$74,583Vermont$81,203US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $307,100This ZIP$307,100Vermont$316,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $863This ZIP$863Vermont$1,234US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.4%This ZIP27.4% |
| Mean commute | 33.4 minThis ZIP33.4 min |
| Population density | 14.4 / sq miThis ZIP14.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 10This ZIP10 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 166This ZIP166 |
| Annual payroll | $7,914,000This ZIP$7,914,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 270This ZIP270 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $16,001,000This ZIP$16,001,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 39.53 sq miThis ZIP39.53 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 05874
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
05859 | North Troy, VT | 5.7 mi |
05471 | Montgomery Center, VT | 5.9 mi |
05847 | Lowell, VT | 6.4 mi |
05868 | Troy, VT | 7.6 mi |
05470 | Montgomery, VT | 7.6 mi |
05857 | Newport Center, VT | 9.0 mi |
05476 | Richford, VT | 9.2 mi |
05845 | Irasburg, VT | 9.5 mi |
05820 | Albany, VT | 9.9 mi |
05447 | East Berkshire, VT | 11.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 05874?
05874 is in Westfield, Vermont, in Orleans County. Its published point location is 44.8835, -72.4849.
What county is 05874 in?
05874 lies in Orleans County.
What area code is 05874?
Westfield uses area code 802, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 05874 in?
05874 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 05874?
About 568 people live in ZIP code 05874, in 241 households, at 14.4 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 05874?
$74,583 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.
What ZIP codes are near 05874?
The closest are 05859 (5.7 mi), 05471 (5.9 mi), 05847 (6.4 mi), 05868 (7.6 mi) and 05470 (7.6 mi).
Is 05874 a PO Box ZIP code?
05874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “05874 ZIP Code — Westfield, Vermont (Orleans County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/05874
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