Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 28 min5:06 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 55 min7:19 am – 4:14 pm
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People907 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.1431 householdsMedian household income $72,434Median home value $255,300Median rent $1,064 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,175 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate79% of adults are in the labour force, 608 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, construction 25%, retail 15%Average commute 18 minutes77% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages59% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 41% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 6°F40 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month October61 in of snow a year, on about 28 days9 days above 90°F, 178 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Union Village Dam station, 3 mi away; snow from Hanover
Nearby landmarksWilmot Mountainpeak · 1.3 miCobble Hillpeak · under a mileLake Abenakilake · 2.1 miWest Branch Ompompanoosuc Riverriver · 2.5 miOmpompanoosuc Riverriver · 3.8 miChilds Pondlake · 1.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsUnion Village Dam Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.7 mi · 998 acresWilder Management Areastate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 59 acresNorwich Water Access State Parkstate park · 5.5 miPost Pond Preservestate conservation land · 3.5 miFairlee Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 59 acresReeds Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 72 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 19 Jan 198237 mi away, near Sanbornton, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 26 Sep 201046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOrange County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025305 of 365 days measured57 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 113main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Grafton County, NH, 20 mi away
Internet at home99% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL36% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEast Thetford Water Coserves 250 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2022: lead and copper, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation753 ft230 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDartmouth - Hitchcock Medical Center9.5 miPost officeEast Thetford Post Office1.2 miTown hallThetford Town Hall2.5 miPoliceThetford Police Department2.5 miFire stationThetford Volunteer Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLebanon Municipal Airport LEB13 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM96 miInterstateI-91under a mileUS highwayUS 51.2 miAmtrakWhite River Junction, VT WRJ12 miCoachHanover (Hanover Inn)Greyhound8.1 miTransit1 stop within a mileTri-Valley Transit (TVT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05043 ZIP area.
