Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 34 min5:07 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 49 min7:26 am – 4:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 11°F35 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month June50 in of snow a year, on about 32 days6 days above 90°F, 141 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, S Hero station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksMalletts Baybay · 1.1 miCoates Islandisland · under a mileRed Rock Pointcape · 1.7 miMalletts Headpeak · under a mileCave Islandisland · 1.1 miClay Pointcape · 2.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRock Island State Parkstate park · 1.5 miNiquette Bay State Parkstate park · 2.4 miBayside Parkpark · under a mileHowe Farmstate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 103 acresLaw Island State Parkstate park · 4.2 miHalfmoon Cove Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200223 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 May 202039 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChittenden County, VT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured41 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 156main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Chittenden County monitors, VT
Drinking waterColchester Water Systemserves 11,299 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation137 ft42 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFletcher Allen Health Care Medical Center Fanny Allen Campus5.2 miPost officeColchester Post Office1.5 miTown hallColchester Town Hall1.6 miPoliceColchester Police Department1.6 miFire stationMalletts Bay Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherHighColchester High School1.2 miMiddleColchester Middle School1.2 miSchoolMalletts Bay School1.4 miCollegeCommunity College of Vermont - Winooski4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV6.7 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB128 miInterstateI-891.7 miUS highwayUS 72.9 miAmtrakUnion Station BTN5.4 miCoachColchester, VT Park and RideVermont Translines4.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05449 ZIP area.
