Local servicesHospitalSouthwestern Vermont Health Care Medical Center Northshire Campus15.4 miPost officeSalem Post Office3.0 miTown hallHebron Town Hall1.7 miPoliceWashington County Sheriff's Office4.1 miFire stationHebron Volunteer Fire Company1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport RUT30 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB40 miInterstateI-8717 miUS highwayUS 412 miAmtrakFort Edward-Glens Falls, NY FED12 miCoachBus Parking Area ManchesterVermont Translines15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12865 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12865 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min5:13 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min7:22 am – 4:20 pm
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People3,356 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.11,462 householdsMedian household income $71,983Median home value $192,900Median rent $955 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,918 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 1,530 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, professional and business services 12%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 31 minutes76% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 2%, Arabic 1%, other languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 11°F47 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month June75 in of snow a year, on about 42 days3 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sunderland 2 station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksScott Lakelake · under a mileBig Islandisland · 3.5 miHebron Mountainpeak · 1.9 miPine Hillpeak · 5.0 miMcDougall Lakelake · 3.6 miCastle Greenwoods · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Lauderdale Parkstate park · 8.7 mi · 119 acresWashington Fp Detached Parcelstate conservation land · 6.8 miBattenkill River Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 8.1 miGreen Mountain National Forestnational forest · 9.4 mi · 412,402 acresSusan B. Anthony Childhood Homestate historic site · 8.0 miChamplain Canalstate recreation area · 8.8 mi · 2,571 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 23 Oct 198440 mi away, near North Creek, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202016 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWashington County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025301 of 360 days measured57 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bennington County, VT, 17 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSalem Water Departmentserves 915 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation886 ft270 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
