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Colchester, VT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Colchester, VT: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 17,107. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet COLCHESTER-VT · Colchester, VT 2 ZIPs · 17,107 pop · #4877/25278 · Chittenden County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $97,475
  • RANK-TOP #4877/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Essex Junction
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,107
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $393,200

Nearest income peer: Essex Junction, VT (+ $3,874 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Colchester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Colchester on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Colchester, VT sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 19%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,107
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$97,475
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $97,475 and home value $393,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 40.9%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Colchester as a pure owner town.

Within Vermont, Franklin is the closest lower-income city and Waitsfield the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Colchester.

Population concentration

ZIP 05446 swallows Colchester's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 05446 still holds about 90% of Colchester's 17,107 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Colchester

Citywide ZBP: 508 establishments, 9,136 employees , annual payroll $584,185k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 05446 (505 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (80) · also Health care and social assistance · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Colchester, VT

These ZIP codes sit in Chittenden County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Colchester. See the Chittenden County roll-up →

Colchester sits in the lower half of Chittenden County on income: Essex Junction, South Burlington and Milton report more, Burlington, Winooski and Underhill report less. Charlotte marks the far end of that range at $144,375, 48% above Colchester.

Side-by-side: Compare 05446 vs 05439 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
05446 15,373 $97,475 505 162
05439 1,734 n/a 3 3,719
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Colchester roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Colchester, .