Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min5:04 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min7:25 am – 4:12 pm
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People120 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 28.368 householdsMedian home value $156,300Median rent $985 a month34% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,795 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 8°F41 in of rain a year, on about 94 dayswettest month June83 in of snow a year, on about 42 days4 days above 90°F, 158 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Enosburg Falls station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksTrout Riverriver · under a mileHardwood Hillpeak · 2.5 miNorth Branch Missisquoi Riverriver · 3.6 miEnosburg Falls Reservoirreservoir · 3.8 miGuillmettes Pondlake · 2.0 miAyers Hillpeak · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Carmi State Parkstate park · 7.9 mi · 363 acresThree Holes Natural and Recreation Areapark · 6.6 miHazens Notch State Parkstate park · 11.0 mi · 134 acresAvery's Gore Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 264 acresBig Falls State Parkstate park · 15.5 miBig Falls State Park (Big Falls of the Missisquoi)state park · 15.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 9 Jun 197543 mi away, near Altona, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 May 202012 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFranklin County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: 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, nearest monitors: Chittenden County, VT, 38 mi away
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEast Berkshire Fire District 1serves 184 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation411 ft125 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwestern Medical Center20.3 miPost officeRichford Post Office3.9 miTown hallRichford Town Hall3.9 miFire stationBerkshire Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV39 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM148 miInterstateI-8919 miUS highwayUS 719 miAmtrakSt. Albans, VT SAB21 miCoachSt. Albans Bus StopGreyhound21 miTransit2 stops within a mileRural Community Transportation (RCT), Green Mountain Transit (GMT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05447 ZIP area.
