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Dorset, VT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dorset, VT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,350. 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 DORSET-VT · Dorset, VT 1 ZIPs · 1,350 pop · #841/25278 · Bennington County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $151,163
  • RANK-TOP #841/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Arlington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,350
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $567,900

Nearest income peer: Arlington, VT ( $54,913 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 Dorset

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dorset 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, Dorset, VT sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,350
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$151,163
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 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $151,163 and home value $567,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 69.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Vermont, Websterville is the closest lower-income city and Waterbury Center the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dorset.

Population concentration

Dorset's single ZIP 05251 carries the town

Dorset is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 05251 is the entire residential footprint (1,350 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Dorset's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 65 establishments, 444 employees , annual payroll $23,445k (~48 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 05251 (65 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (12) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Dorset, VT

These ZIP codes sit in Bennington County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dorset. See the Bennington County roll-up →

No other city sharing Bennington County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Dorset. Bennington, Manchester Center and Arlington sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Readsboro marks the far end of that range at $55,313, 63% below Dorset.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
05251 1,350 $151,163 65 15
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Dorset 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 Dorset, .