Local servicesHospitalGrace Cottage Hospital6.7 miPost officePutney Post Office4.5 miTown hallBrookline Town Hall3.6 miPoliceVermont State Police Westminster Barracks - Troop B5.5 miFire stationWestminster Volunteer Fire and Rescue2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport RUT40 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB67 miInterstateI-913.4 miUS highwayUS 53.5 miAmtrakBellows Falls, VT BLF8.3 miCoachBellows Falls Bus StopGreyhound8.2 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 05346 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 22 min5:10 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 0 min7:18 am – 4:18 pm
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People5,236 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.92,064 householdsMedian household income $75,541Median home value $289,000Median rent $851 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,693 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 2,652 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, retail 9%, manufacturing 9%Average commute 19 minutes64% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 23% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 26% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, French or Haitian Creole 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 13°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month June60 in of snow a year, on about 20 days7 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Walpole 2s Nepp station, 5 mi away; snow from Walpole 3
Parks and public landsDutton Pines State Parkstate park · 7.9 miHubbard Farms Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 miTurner Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 244 acresTownshend Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.2 mi · 960 acresBellow Falls Recreation Areapark · 7.3 mi · 62 acresSurry Mountain Recreation Arearecreation area · 10.4 mi · 1,683 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199450 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 2 Oct 199450 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWindham County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 202592 of 100 days measured7 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 15, worst day 117main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Windham County monitors, VT
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPutney Water Systemserves 1,300 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,148 ft350 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
