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West Burke, VT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Burke, VT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,638. 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 WEST-BURKE-VT · West Burke, VT 1 ZIPs · 1,638 pop · #11285/25278 · Caledonia County

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

  • INC-MID $74,572
  • RANK-MID #11285/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Danville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,638
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $277,900

Nearest income peer: Danville, VT ( $2,451 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 West Burke

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

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,638
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,572
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 05871 (1,638 residents). Household income $74,572 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Vermont, Glover is the closest lower-income city and Westfield the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Burke.

Population concentration

West Burke's single ZIP 05871 carries the town

West Burke is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 05871 is the entire residential footprint (1,638 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP West Burke

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 100 employees , annual payroll $4,739k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 05871 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in West Burke, VT

These ZIP codes sit in Caledonia County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Burke. See the Caledonia County roll-up →

West Burke sits in the upper half of Caledonia County on income: Saint Johnsbury, Lyndonville and Hardwick report less, while Groton, East Hardwick and East Burke report more. East Hardwick marks the far end of that range at $99,929, 34% above West Burke.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
05871 1,638 $74,572 23 13
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West Burke 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 West Burke, .