Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 31 min5:07 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 52 min7:22 am – 4:14 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 6°F45 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month July76 in of snow a year, on about 28 days6 days above 90°F, 182 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Northfield station
Parks and public landsAinsworth State Parkstate park · 7.3 mi · 114 acresAllis State Parkstate park · 8.2 mi · 482 acresState House Park And Open Spacestate historic site · 7.5 miBarre Municipal Parkpark · 7.5 miNorth Branch River Parkpark · 8.5 miCamels Hump State Parkstate park · 11.2 mi · 61 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 16 Jun 199538 mi away, near Lisbon, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 16 Jun 199538 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWashington County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateWinter weather 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, 29 mi away
Drinking waterBarre City Water Systemserves 14,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation718 ft219 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentral Vermont Medical Center5.9 miPost officeNorthfield Falls Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNorthfield Municipal Building1.3 miPoliceNorthfield Police Department1.3 miFire stationNorthfield Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryNorthfield Elementary School1.0 miMiddleNorthfield Middle and High School1.0 miCollegeNorwich University2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV33 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB114 miInterstateI-893.3 miUS highwayUS 3026.4 miAmtrakMontpelier-Berlin, VT MPR6.5 miCoachMontpelier Transit CenterFlixBus7.4 miTransit7 stops within a mileGreen 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 05664 ZIP area.
