ZIP code · Benson · Vermont · United States
ZIP code 05731 — Benson
ZIP code 05731 serves Benson, Vermont.
- Postal code
- 05731Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Benson
- County
- Rutland FIPS 50021
- State
- Vermont
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 43.6877, -73.2919 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 29 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 21 / sq mi
- Land area
- 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Per-capita income
- $67,093
- Median age
- 63.4
- Households
- 18
- Housing units
- 18
- Congressional district
- VT At-large (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5a (-20 to -15 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
- Area code
- 802Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Nearby localities
Map of ZIP code 05731
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 12°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 30 | 34 | 43 | 58 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Avg low °F | 12 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WHITEHALL (10.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
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