Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 24 min5:09 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 58 min7:18 am – 4:17 pm
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People9,116 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.33,777 householdsMedian household income $66,679Median home value $204,300Median rent $959 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,988 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.6% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 3,473 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, manufacturing 13%, retail 12%Average commute 26 minutes65% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 9°F44 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month October83 in of snow a year, on about 40 days11 days above 90°F, 173 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, N Springfield Lake station, 3 mi away; snow from Cavendish
Nearby landmarksBlack River Fallswaterfall · 1.3 miSkitchewaug Mountainpeak · 2.4 miChestnut Hillpeak · 1.6 miLittle Sugar Riverriver · 3.2 miHubbard Hill State Forest Trailpark · 4.6 miBlack Riverriver · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMuckrossstate park · 2.0 mi · 204 acresSkitchewaug Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 163 acresRiverside Parkpark · 1.7 miWilgus State Parkstate park · 5.9 mi · 97 acresNorth Springfield Recreation Arearecreation area · 5.3 miSpaulding Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 54 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 198245 mi away, near Sanbornton, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 26 Sep 201044 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 quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured75 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cheshire County, NH, 29 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSpringfield Water Deptserves 9,800 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation993 ft303 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSpringfield Hospital1.9 miPost officeSpringfield Post Office1.4 miTown hallSpringfield Town Hall1.4 miPoliceSpringfield Police Department1.6 miFire stationSpringfield Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 middleElementaryElm Hill Primary School1.2 miElementaryUnion Street Elementary School1.7 miMiddleRiverside Middle School1.8 miCollegeRiver Valley Community College8.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLebanon Municipal Airport LEB23 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB78 miInterstateI-911.9 miUS highwayUS 52.8 miAmtrakBellows Falls, VT BLF12 miCoachBellows Falls Bus StopGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05156 ZIP area.
