| City: | Lower Waterford, Vermont |
| City Alias: | Lwr Waterford |
| County: | Caledonia County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:10:30 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 802 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 44.3547, -71.9077 |
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Lower Waterford operates as a PO Box ZIP code serving a small Vermont community in Caledonia County. The post office maintains 37 PO Boxes for local residents and businesses, while actual street delivery reaches a limited area along one primary route. The ZIP classification reflects the distribution infrastructure rather than complete postal isolation.
Maple Street represents the single street-level delivery route in the zone's records, with highway contract routes serving most of the surrounding area. That delivery pattern fits the rural Vermont model where post offices serve as community anchors even when carrier routes are minimal. The zone doesn't include traditional city carrier service, relying instead on highway contract routes and the central PO Box facility.
The single street in the delivery database—Maple Street—indicates this is a minimal infrastructure zone where most residents either use PO Boxes or receive delivery through a neighboring ZIP code. This pattern is typical for small Vermont communities where the post office serves more as a regional service point than a local delivery hub.
ZIP Code 05848 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 23 people with an annual payroll of $1,199,000. USPS data shows 1 residential mailboxes and 0 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 47Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 1Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $205,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,199,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 23Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 05848 is located in Caledonia County, Vermont, within the Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA ). This area has a population of 0 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 05848. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
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| CBSA Population: | 0Source: Census |
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| Congressional District: | No DistrictsSource: USPS |
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| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
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We could not locate which school district 05848 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.