Essex

Source:

Vermont

Essex is a sparsely populated county in Vermont with 11 ZIP codes, 6,637 people, and below-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Essex, VT sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

34th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
6,637
combined ZIP population
11
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,148
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Essex lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 50009, 11 ZIPs, combined population 6,637). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Below-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (11 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 50009.

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11

Total ZIPs

6,637

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Essex

Side-by-side: Compare 05846 vs 05906 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
05846 Island Pond 1,252 9
05906 Lunenburg 1,178 9
05824 Concord 1,139 9
05903 Canaan 868 5
05905 Guildhall 827 2
05858 North Concord 368 2
05837 East Haven 353 3
05904 Gilman 267 181
05902 Beecher Falls 188 68
05907 Norton 177 1
05901 Averill 20 0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Essex?

Essex has a total population of 6,637 across 11 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Essex?

Essex includes 11 ZIP codes: 05846, 05906, 05824, 05903, 05905, 05858, 05837, 05904, 05902, 05907, and more.

Essex's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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