| ZIP Codes: | 17 ZIP Codes (15 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 802 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:14 PM |
| Population: | 36,374 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 50001 |
| Land Area: | 765 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 40 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.0373, -73.1379 |
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36,374 residents live across 17 ZIPs covering 765 sq mi, served by 17 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 35,594 to 36,374 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.2% change. 9 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 05766 (Ripton, $112,917 median) and poorest ZIP 05747 (Granville, $57,917) are 7.5 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $187,900 in 05748 (Hancock) to $435,100 in 05473 (North Ferrisburgh).
Density varies 14× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 05747 (Granville) to 130 in 05753 (Middlebury).
Educational attainment ranges from 22.6% bachelor's+ in 05760 (Orwell) to 56.1% in 05473 (North Ferrisburgh) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Vermont, this is the #8 most populous of 14 counties and ranks #5 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $89,451 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
44.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (11,247 of 25,542 reporting).
15 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05753 | Middlebury | Standard | 11,094 | $91,659 | 85.4 | 6.1% |
| 05443 | Bristol | Standard | 6,549 | $88,594 | 109.7 | -0.9% |
| 05491 | Vergennes | Standard | 5,767 | $87,917 | 101.4 | -3.6% |
| 05472 | New Haven | Standard | 1,938 | $92,537 | 43.3 | 22.3% |
| 05487 | Starksboro | Standard | 1,598 | $76,750 | 45.6 | 5.1% |
| 05473 | North Ferrisburgh | Standard | 1,423 | $99,919 | 31.9 | -1.9% |
| 05734 | Bridport | Standard | 1,297 | $81,250 | 44.8 | 2.5% |
| 05769 | Salisbury | Standard | 1,238 | $99,792 | 35.4 | 2.4% |
| 05770 | Shoreham | Standard | 1,185 | $92,188 | 42.3 | 9.2% |
| 05456 | Ferrisburgh | Standard | 998 | $106,691 | 24.3 | -23.5% |
| 05760 | Orwell | Standard | 993 | $67,784 | 44.0 | -10.9% |
| 05778 | Whiting | Standard | 990 | $82,857 | 30.0 | 43.5% |
| 05766 | Ripton | Standard | 508 | $112,917 | 49.9 | -20.0% |
| 05748 | Hancock | Standard | 435 | $76,250 | 38.6 | 10.1% |
| 05747 | Granville | Standard | 361 | $57,917 | 38.3 | 24.1% |
| 05740 | East Middlebury | PO Box | — | — | 0.3 | — |
| 05469 | Monkton | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |