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Shaftsbury, VT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shaftsbury, VT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,547. 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 SHAFTSBURY-VT · Shaftsbury, VT 1 ZIPs · 2,547 pop · #12647/25278 · Bennington County

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

  • INC-MID $71,417
  • RANK-MID #12647/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over West Rupert
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,547
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $253,600

Nearest income peer: West Rupert, VT ( $7,042 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 Shaftsbury

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

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,547
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,417
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 05262 (2,547 residents). Household income $71,417 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shaftsbury as a pure owner town.

Within Vermont, Saint Albans is the closest lower-income city and Newport Center the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shaftsbury.

Population concentration

Shaftsbury's single ZIP 05262 carries the town

Shaftsbury is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 05262 is the entire residential footprint (2,547 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Shaftsbury's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 54 establishments, 440 employees , annual payroll $25,537k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 05262 (54 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (16) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Shaftsbury, VT

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

Shaftsbury sits in the lower half of Bennington County on income: Manchester Center, Arlington and North Bennington report more, Bennington, Pownal and Readsboro report less. Dorset marks the far end of that range at $151,163, 112% above Shaftsbury.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
05262 2,547 $71,417 54 13
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Shaftsbury 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 Shaftsbury, .