Sheldon, VT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sheldon, VT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,303. 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 SHELDON-VT · Sheldon, VT 1 ZIPs · 1,303 pop · #9795/25278 · Franklin County

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

  • INC-HIGH $78,505
  • RANK-UPPER #9795/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Swanton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,303
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $246,500

Nearest income peer: Swanton, VT ( $1,351 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 Sheldon

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sheldon, VT sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 39%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,303
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,505
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 05483 (1,303 residents). Household income $78,505 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Vermont, White River Junction is the closest lower-income city and Eden the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sheldon.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 05483, is all of Sheldon

There is no split to weigh here: 05483 holds every one of Sheldon's 1,303 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Sheldon

Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 39 employees , annual payroll $4,282k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 05483 (8 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) .

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ZIP Codes in Sheldon, VT

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

Sheldon lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Franklin County: Fairfax, Highgate Center and Cambridge earn more and Saint Albans, Enosburg Falls and Richford earn less. Fairfax marks the far end of that range at $128,212, 63% above Sheldon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
05483 1,303 $78,505 8 25

Sheldon 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 Sheldon, .