Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 29 min5:06 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 53 min7:21 am – 4:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 76°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 7°F42 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month June89 in of snow a year, on about 46 days1 days above 90°F, 176 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chelsea 2 Nw station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsWashington Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 264 acresAinsworth State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 344 acresPodunk Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 892 acresWest Fairlee Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 92 acresAllis State Parkstate park · 11.3 mi · 482 acresClover Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 499 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 16 Jun 199532 mi away, near Lisbon, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 16 Jun 199532 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOrange County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: 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, 29 mi away
Drinking waterRandolph Villageserves 2,700 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202125 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,722 ft525 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGifford Medical Center13.8 miPost officeChelsea Post Office1.9 miTown hallChelsea Town Hall1.9 miPoliceOrange County Sheriff's Office1.8 miFire stationChelsea Volunteer Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolChelsea Public School1.9 miCollegeVermont State University Randolph Campus10.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLebanon Municipal Airport LEB26 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM108 miInterstateI-8910 miUS highwayUS 30210 miAmtrakRandolph, VT RPH14 miCoachMontpelier Transit CenterFlixBus20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05085 ZIP area.
