ZIP code · Shaftsbury · Vermont · United States

ZIP code 05262 — Shaftsbury

ZIP code 05262 serves Shaftsbury, Vermont.

Postal code
05262
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Shaftsbury
County
Bennington FIPS 50003
State
Vermont
Country
United States
Coordinates
42.9614, -73.2166 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
1,979 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
27 / sq mi
Land area
72.1 sq mi (186.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$88,417
Per-capita income
$42,192
Median age
54.1
Households
733
Housing units
922
Median home value
$245,700
Median gross rent
$742 / month
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
802 (from the nearest rate centre)
Telephone 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.

Nearby localities

  • 05257North Bennington · 4.0 km
  • 05201Bennington · 9.0 km
  • 05250Arlington · 15 km
  • 05260North Pownal · 17 km
  • 05252East Arlington · 17 km
  • 05261Pownal · 19 km
  • 05254Manchester · 25 km
  • 05352Stamford · 26 km
  • 05255Manchester Center · 27 km
  • 05356West Dover · 28 km

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 81°F), coldest Jan (avg low 13°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F323544576976817972604938
Avg low °F131423344452575548382921
Precip in2.41.92.62.53.54.04.73.93.83.62.82.9

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BENNINGTON MORSE ST AP (5.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 05262

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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