Local servicesHospitalDartmouth - Hitchcock Medical Center7.5 miPost officeSouth Strafford Post Office4.3 miTown hallNorwich Town Hall4.5 miPoliceNorwich Police Department4.3 miFire stationNorwich Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLebanon Municipal Airport LEB11 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM101 miInterstateI-913.8 miUS highwayUS 54.0 miAmtrakWhite River Junction, VT WRJ9.0 miCoachHanover (Hanover Inn)Greyhound5.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05055 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 28 min5:07 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 55 min7:19 am – 4:14 pm
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People3,463 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.01,336 householdsMedian household income $142,684Median home value $632,400Median rent $1,440 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 1,834 employedMain industries: education and health care 38%, professional and business services 15%, construction 9%Average commute 19 minutes63% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 9% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages82% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 49% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, French or Haitian Creole 2%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
Parks and public landsNorwich Water Access State Parkstate park · 4.2 miUnion Village Dam Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.3 mi · 998 acresHuntley Meadows Fieldspark · 3.7 miClover Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 499 acresWhite River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 638 acresWilder Management Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 59 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 19 Jan 198241 mi away, near Sanbornton, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 26 Sep 201048 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWindsor County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 26 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL1% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNorwich Fire District 1serves 870 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,045 ft319 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
