Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 36 min5:05 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min7:26 am – 4:13 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 8°F38 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month June80 in of snow a year, on about 40 days3 days above 90°F, 148 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, St Albans Radio station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksHighgate Fallswaterfall · 4.1 miRice Hillpeak · 2.1 miLamoille Valley Rail Trail Highgate Center Trailheadtrailhead · 4.2 miSheldon Hillpeak · 4.7 miFairfield Pondlake · 3.5 miFairfield Riverriver · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Carmi State Parkstate park · 5.3 mi · 52 acresMissisquoi National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.7 mi · 7,279 acresFairfield Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 1,084 acresHighgate State Parkstate park · 9.2 miRock River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 106 acresAldis Hill Parkpark · 7.1 mi · 74 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200245 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 May 202012 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFranklin County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateLightning 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, 31 mi away
Drinking waterSt Albans Water Deptserves 10,200 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation355 ft108 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwestern Medical Center8.2 miPost officeSheldon Springs Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSheldon Town Hall2.1 miPoliceSwanton Police Department6.8 miFire stationSheldon Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementarySheldon Elementary Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPlattsburgh International Airport PBG30 miInterstateI-895.5 miUS highwayUS 75.7 miAmtrakSt. Albans, VT SAB8.3 miCoachSt. Albans Bus StopGreyhound8.2 miTransit2 stops within a mileRural Community Transportation (RCT), Green 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 05485 ZIP area.
