Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:07 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:23 am – 4:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 10°F51 in of rain a year, on about 112 dayswettest month June118 in of snow a year, on about 48 days1 days above 90°F, 167 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waitsfield 2 Se station, 9 mi away; rain from Waterbury 3.0 Nw; snow from Waitsfield 2 W
Nearby landmarksBeaver Meadowlake · under a mileMount Ethan Allenpeak · 1.9 miMount Ira Allenpeak · 2.4 miBolton Fallswaterfall · 4.4 miLight Trout Club Lakelake · 4.6 miLittle Riverriver · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCamels Hump State Parkstate park · under a mileHuntington Gap Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 253 acresDascombve P. Rowe Playing Fieldspark · 5.0 miRobbins Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 753 acresMiddlesex Notch Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 625 acresLewis Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 174 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 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 3.0 on 25 Jun 200244 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, 16 mi away
Drinking waterEdward Farrar Utility Districtserves 6,003 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,899 ft579 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentral Vermont Medical Center15.2 miPost officeWaterbury Post Office5.3 miTown hallDuxbury Town Office4.5 miPoliceVermont State Police Headquarters5.2 miFire stationWaterbury Fire Department5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCommunity College of Vermont Montpelier13.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV19 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB117 miInterstateI-894.3 miUS highwayUS 24.3 miAmtrakWaterbury-Stowe, VT WAB5.3 miCoachMontpelier Transit CenterFlixBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05671 ZIP area.
