Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:03 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:20 am – 4:11 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 9°F40 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month July87 in of snow a year, on about 60 days6 days above 90°F, 162 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Saint Johnsbury station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBadger Mountainpeak · under a mileHurtburt Hillpeak · under a mileShadow Lakelake · 2.7 miDuck Pondlake · 1.1 miConnecticut River Reservoirreservoir · 4.7 miSleepers Riverriver · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCourt House Parkstate historic site · 5.6 miWhite Mountain National Forestnational forest · 9.6 mi · 725,046 acresForest Lake State Parkstate park · 11.0 mi · 414 acresRemich Parkpark · 8.9 miDarling State Parkstate park · 11.6 mi · 311 acresVictory Basin Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 2,219 acresSource: 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 198839 mi away, near Milan, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Aug 199631 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCaledonia County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather 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, 32 mi away
Drinking waterSt Johnsbury Water Systemserves 5,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,604 ft489 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNortheastern Vermont Regional Hospital6.3 miPost officeLower Waterford Post Office2.0 miTown hallWaterford Town Hall2.0 miPoliceVermont State Police Troop A Saint Johnsbury Barracks5.4 miFire stationWaterford Volunteer Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWaterford Elementary School1.5 miCollegeVermont State University Lyndon Campus11.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLebanon Municipal Airport LEB56 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM95 miInterstateI-93under a mileUS highwayUS 23.6 miAmtrakMontpelier-Berlin, VT MPR35 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05848 ZIP area.
