| ZIP Codes: | 26 ZIP Codes (23 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 802 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:14 PM |
| Population: | 28,265 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 50017 |
| CBSA: | Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT |
| Land Area: | 659 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.9756, -72.3253 |
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28,265 residents live across 26 ZIPs covering 659 sq mi, served by 26 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 28,029 to 28,265 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.8% change. 12 ZIPs gained residents, 11 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 05070 (South Strafford, $125,938 median) and poorest ZIP 05081 (Wells River, $55,804) are 24.7 miles apart — a 2.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.8× across this county — from $193,400 in 05086 (West Topsham) to $539,600 in 05070 (South Strafford).
Density varies 12× across the county — from 18 people/sq mi in 05076 (Topsham) to 223 in 05041 (East Randolph).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.7% bachelor's+ in 05086 (West Topsham) to 70.3% in 05075 (Thetford Center) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Vermont, this is the #10 most populous of 14 counties and ranks #7 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $85,356 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
38.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,215 of 21,146 reporting).
23 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
1 ZIP in this county where more than 60% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor's degree — typically college campuses, research enclaves, or tech corridors.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05060 | Randolph | Standard | 4,268 | $77,317 | 77.6 | -7.3% |
| 05679 | Williamstown | Standard | 3,147 | $94,082 | 38.2 | -7.4% |
| 05033 | Bradford | Standard | 3,081 | $105,250 | 40.0 | 12.9% |
| 05061 | Randolph Center | Standard | 1,788 | $75,761 | 31.8 | 21.0% |
| 05045 | Fairlee | Standard | 1,779 | $79,203 | 47.0 | -11.4% |
| 05075 | Thetford Center | Standard | 1,438 | $101,776 | 29.8 | 21.1% |
| 05038 | Chelsea | Standard | 1,371 | $62,000 | 45.1 | -3.9% |
| 05036 | Brookfield | Standard | 1,169 | $109,612 | 31.3 | 11.5% |
| 05077 | Tunbridge | Standard | 1,116 | $92,656 | 37.5 | -1.2% |
| 05039 | Corinth | Standard | 935 | $73,611 | 34.3 | -6.1% |
| 05051 | Newbury | Standard | 927 | $65,966 | 26.0 | -38.7% |
| 05079 | Vershire | Standard | 914 | $72,022 | 30.2 | 33.2% |
| 05043 | East Thetford | Standard | 907 | $72,434 | 8.5 | 27.0% |
| 05675 | Washington | Standard | 898 | $65,682 | 37.2 | -16.3% |
| 05081 | Wells River | Standard | 842 | $55,804 | 20.1 | 52.3% |
| 05072 | Strafford | Standard | 751 | $113,438 | 26.0 | 41.4% |
| 05086 | West Topsham | Standard | 647 | $71,000 | 35.4 | -15.2% |
| 05040 | East Corinth | Standard | 589 | $95,481 | 13.8 | 2.8% |
| 05070 | South Strafford | Standard | 510 | $125,938 | 10.7 | 15.1% |
| 05076 | Topsham | Standard | 495 | $103,250 | 27.2 | 29.9% |
| 05041 | East Randolph | Standard | 372 | $85,479 | 1.7 | -2.9% |
| 05083 | West Fairlee | Standard | 193 | $57,917 | 6.5 | 46.2% |
| 05058 | Post Mills | Standard | 128 | $76,758 | 2.9 | -54.6% |
| 05074 | Thetford | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 05054 | North Thetford | PO Box | — | — | 0.2 | — |
| 05085 | West Newbury | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |