First three digits · Vermont
ZIP Codes Starting with
25 ZIP codes start with 053, sorted at the White Riv Jct, VT (SCF 050) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Vermont: 21 residential ZIP codes across 2 counties and 4 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 053 mean?
The first digit, 0, is one of ten national areas (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands and Armed Forces Europe). The first three, 053, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 053 to the White Riv Jct, VT (SCF 050) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 053 ZIP codes are Brattleboro, Putney, Vernon, Wilmington, Newfane and Townshend.
The same facility sorts 10 prefixes, 263 ZIP codes in all: 035, 036, 037, 050, 051, 052, 053, 057, 058, 059.
Where are the 053 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 053
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05301 | Brattleboro | Windham County | 16,955 | 117 | $66k | $271k |
| 05302 | Brattleboro | Windham County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 05303 | Brattleboro | Windham County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 05304 | Brattleboro | Windham County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 05340 | Bondville | Bennington County | 745 | 17 | $96k | $475k |
| 05341 | East Dover | Windham County | 728 | 55 | $55k | $339k |
| 05342 | Jacksonville | Windham County | 428 | 25 | $64k | $300k |
| 05343 | Jamaica | Windham County | 955 | 21 | $84k | $355k |
| 05344 | Marlboro | Windham County | 514 | 4,112 | – | – |
| 05345 | Newfane | Windham County | 1,667 | 43 | $68k | $278k |
| 05346 | Putney | Windham County | 5,177 | 74 | $79k | $321k |
| 05350 | Readsboro | Bennington County | 844 | 23 | $55k | $218k |
| 05351 | South Newfane | Windham County | 190 | 17 | – | – |
| 05352 | Stamford | Bennington County | 926 | 23 | $89k | $307k |
| 05353 | Townshend | Windham County | 1,327 | 37 | $95k | $278k |
| 05354 | Vernon | Windham County | 2,709 | 141 | $86k | $285k |
| 05355 | Wardsboro | Windham County | 724 | 26 | $64k | $308k |
| 05356 | West Dover | Windham County | 738 | 33 | $51k | $329k |
| 05357 | West Dummerston | Windham County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 05358 | West Halifax | Windham County | 403 | 27 | – | $243k |
| 05359 | West Townshend | Windham County | 757 | 26 | $80k | $351k |
| 05360 | West Wardsboro | Windham County | 512 | 7 | $80k | $354k |
| 05361 | Whitingham | Windham County | 1,058 | 37 | $76k | $247k |
| 05362 | Williamsville | Windham County | 152 | 24 | – | $414k |
| 05363 | Wilmington | Windham County | 1,886 | 30 | $69k | $284k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.