Local servicesHospitalCentral Vermont Medical Center7.8 miPost officeWilliamstown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWilliamstown Town Hallunder a milePoliceBarre Town Police Department4.9 miFire stationWilliamstown Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLebanon Municipal Airport LEB35 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB114 miInterstateI-893.7 miUS highwayUS 3025.5 miAmtrakMontpelier-Berlin, VT MPR11 miCoachMontpelier Transit CenterFlixBus11 miTransit2 stops within a mileGreen Mountain Transit (GMT)Sources: 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 05679 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 30 min5:06 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 53 min7:21 am – 4:14 pm
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People3,147 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.01,210 householdsMedian household income $94,082Median home value $238,900Median rent $1,659 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,850 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.0% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 1,801 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, construction 17%, retail 13%Average commute 24 minutes77% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 7°F39 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month July89 in of snow a year, on about 46 days2 days above 90°F, 169 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Barre Montpelier Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from Chelsea 2 Nw
Parks and public landsAinsworth State Parkstate park · 2.3 mi · 300 acresAllis State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 482 acresBarre Municipal Parkpark · 5.3 miWashington Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 264 acresState House Park And Open Spacestate historic site · 10.8 miCamels Hump State Parkstate park · 17.8 mi · 61 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 199533 mi away, near Lisbon, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 16 Jun 199533 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 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, 36 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWilliamstown Water Deptserves 985 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,267 ft386 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
