Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 34 min5:01 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 49 min7:20 am – 4:09 pm
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People34 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 67.825 householdsMedian household income $56,250Median home value $137,50088% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,444 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 51°FColdest month January: highs 24°F, lows -1°F43 in of rain a yearwettest month July79 in of snow a year, on about 56 days3 days above 90°F, 204 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, E Haven station, 8 mi away; snow from N Stratford
Nearby landmarksMitchell Mountainpeak · under a mileNurse Mountainpeak · under a mileMud Pondlake · 1.4 miEast Branch Moose Riverriver · 4.0 miWest Branch Moose Riverriver · 4.0 miCow Mountain Pondlake · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreen Mountain Othernational forest · 2.7 mi · 1,696 acresDarling State Parkstate park · 5.1 mi · 134 acresVictory Basin Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 2,617 acresWest Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 74 acresMaidstone Bends Natural Areanational conservation area · 9.1 mi · 154 acresEames State Parkstate park · 10.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 20 Oct 198829 mi away, near Milan, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Aug 199635 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowEssex County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively LowCold wave Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025281 of 345 days measured60 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Coos County, NH, 23 mi away
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone24% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBrighton Water Systemserves 1,200 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,880 ft573 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWeeks Medical Center12.3 miPost officeGranby Post Office2.1 miTown hallGranby Town Hall2.1 miFire stationEast Haven Volunteer Fire Department8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeVermont State University Lyndon Campus14.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV70 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM97 miInterstateI-9114 miUS highwayUS 38.8 miAmtrakMontpelier-Berlin, VT MPR49 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05840 ZIP area.
