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Pownal, VT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pownal, VT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,738. 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 POWNAL-VT · Pownal, VT 1 ZIPs · 2,738 pop · #16432/25278 · Bennington County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $62,917
  • RANK-LOWER #16432/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Rupert
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,738
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $260,000

Nearest income peer: West Rupert, VT (+ $1,458 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 Pownal

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,738
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,917
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,917 and poverty 7.9% concentrate in 05261.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Vermont, Saint Johnsbury is the closest lower-income city and Jacksonville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pownal.

Population concentration

Pownal reads through its lone ZIP, 05261

2,738 ACS residents, one ZIP: 05261 is not the leading code inside Pownal, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Pownal

Citywide ZBP: 34 establishments, 153 employees , annual payroll $5,259k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 05261 (34 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (8) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Pownal, VT

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

Pownal sits in the lower half of Bennington County on income: Manchester Center, Arlington and North Bennington report more, Bennington and Readsboro report less. Dorset marks the far end of that range at $151,163, 140% above Pownal.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
05261 2,738 $62,917 34 33
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Pownal 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 Pownal, .