ZIP code · West Charleston · Vermont · United States

ZIP code 05872 — West Charleston

ZIP code 05872 serves West Charleston, Vermont.

Postal code
05872
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
West Charleston
County
Orleans FIPS 50019
State
Vermont
Country
United States
Coordinates
44.8729, -72.0521 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
766 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
25 / sq mi
Land area
30.6 sq mi (79.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$36,833
Per-capita income
$28,519
Median age
57.1
Households
392
Housing units
521
Median home value
$185,000
Median gross rent
$1,339 / month
Congressional district
VT At-large (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
4a (-30 to -25 °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

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 78°F), coldest Jan (avg low 4°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F232737516573787669554129
Avg low °F4515294252575547362514
Precip in2.82.42.83.33.94.54.54.43.94.33.43.4

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: NEWPORT (8.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 05872

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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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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