| City: | Essex Junction, Vermont |
| City Alias: | Essex Jct |
| County: | Chittenden County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:08:26 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 802 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 44.4908, -73.1116 |
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Essex Junction, Vermont sits at the heart of the Burlington metropolitan area in Chittenden County. ZIP code 05453 is a PO Box classification that covers the post office facility at Pearl Street. It doesn't represent a geographic territory. Instead, residents use neighboring ZIP 05452 for street delivery addresses.
The Essex Junction post office maintains 187 PO Boxes and serves 124 businesses. All 56 street-type ZIP+4 records point to a single address on Pearl Street, where the post office is located. Mail addressed with this ZIP goes either to a PO Box or to units at the post office building itself.
This isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Street delivery exists throughout Essex Junction, but it's handled by ZIP 05452. The 05453 designation exists specifically for PO Box customers who prefer (or need) box service at the downtown post office.
Both "Essex Junction" and "Essex Jct" are valid city names for mailing to this ZIP. Use the following format:
PO Box [Number]
Essex Junction, VT 05453Essex Junction Village anchors the surrounding area, with nearby neighborhoods including Essex Town, Williston North, and South Burlington just minutes away. The post office serves a suburban community that's well-connected to Burlington's urban core.
Pearl Street is the only street in this ZIP because it's the post office's physical address.
ZIP Code 05453 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 6 business establishments, employing about 65 people with an annual payroll of $983,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 3,274Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 6Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $263,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $983,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 65Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 05453 is located in Chittenden County, Vermont, within the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 15540). This Metro area has a population of 211,261 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 05453. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Burlington-South Burlington, VTSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 15540Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 211,261Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | No DistrictsSource: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5024400Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Essex Junction village; VermontSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 05453 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.