Residential delivery area · Vermont
ZIP Code 05072: Strafford, VT
ZIP code 05072 uses the postal name Strafford, Vermont and lies entirely in Orange County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 750 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $113,438 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Strafford · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Orange County
- Micro area
- Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT
- House district
- VT at large 119th Congress
- State
- Vermont
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 25.4 sq mi · 30 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 05072?
05072 centers on 43.883°, -72.387° and covers 25.4 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 05070, 05077, 05075, 05079, 05065.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 05072, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 05072 compare with the rest of Orange County?
| Measure | 05072 | In Orange County | In VT |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 751 | 22nd of 30 | 167th of 265 |
| Median household income | $113k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $422k | not ranked | not ranked |
05072's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (751). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 33% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 05072?
The 2020 Census counted 509 people in 05072; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 751. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 751±194 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 509
- Households
- 329
- Median age
- 48.9
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 05072?
Of the 751 people the ACS estimates in 05072, 23.2% are under 18 and 16.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (91.2%).
- Under 1823.2%
- 18 to 6460.1%
- 65 and older16.8%
- White, not Hispanic91.2%
- Other or two or more7.7%
- Hispanic or Latino1.1%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 05072 earn?
Median household income is $113,438 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $113,438±$16,685
- Income per person
- $59,623
- Below the poverty line
- 2.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 2.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 53.4%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $108,168220 returns; wages 47% of AGI (IRS)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 05072?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $421,600
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 93.9%
- Housing units
- 381
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 05072?
10 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 6 fewer than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Construction4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 05072?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05070 | South Strafford | 510 | $126k | 3.1 mi |
| 05077 | Tunbridge | 1,116 | $93k | 4.0 mi |
| 05075 | Thetford Center | 1,438 | $102k | 5.7 mi |
| 05079 | Vershire | 914 | $72k | 5.9 mi |
| 05065 | Sharon | 1,198 | $86k | 6.6 mi |
| 05058 | Post Mills | 128 | $77k | 5.7 mi (near) |
| 05083 | West Fairlee | 193 | $58k | 6.4 mi (near) |
| 05055 | Norwich | 3,463 | $143k | 8.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.