Residential delivery area · Vermont

ZIP Code 05161: Weston, VT

ZIP code 05161 uses the postal name Weston, Vermont and lies entirely in Windsor County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 680 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $120,000 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Weston (a census-designated place); more than 99% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
0national area: Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and 5 more
051sectional center: White Riv Jct, VT (SCF 050)
61delivery area within it
Town
Weston · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Weston census-designated place
Micro area
Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT
House district
VT at large 119th Congress
State
Vermont
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
35.0 sq mi · 19 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 05161?

05161 centers on 43.321°, -72.803° and covers 35.0 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 05730, 05148, 05143, 05773.

05143 · Chester05148 · Londonderry05730 · Belmont05773 · Wallingford05161 · Weston (this ZIP)051610514305773051480573005143 · Chester05148 · Londonderry05730 · Belmont05773 · Wallingford05161 · Weston (this ZIP)051610514305773051480573005143 · Chester05148 · Londonderry05730 · Belmont05773 · Wallingford05161 · Weston (this ZIP)0516105143057730514805730
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 05161 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 05161, 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 05161 compare with the rest of Windsor County?

Rank of 05161 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure05161In Windsor CountyIn VT
People (ACS 2020-2024)67621st of 37180th of 265
Median household income$120knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$548knot rankednot ranked

05161's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (676). 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 25% 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 05161?

The 2020 Census counted 590 people in 05161; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 676. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 6.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
676±139 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
590+6.9% since 2010 (552)
Households
272
Median age
60.6

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 05161?

Of the 676 people the ACS estimates in 05161, 15.4% are under 18 and 44.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (87.9%).

  • Under 1815.4%
  • 18 to 6440.2%
  • 65 and older44.4%
Age of the people of 05161 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic87.9%
  • Asian, not Hispanic5.9%
  • Other or two or more3.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino3.0%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 05161 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

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 05161 earn?

Median household income is $120,000 (ACS 2020-2024). It rose from $94,421 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$120,000±$22,127
Income per person
$67,331
Below the poverty line
3.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
0.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
67.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$142,890310 returns; wages 38% 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 05161?

FHFA's house price index for 05161, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 85% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 86% from 2020 to 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$547,900
Median gross rent
$1,375
Homes owned by their occupants
91.2%
Housing units
541
0 50 100 150 200 250 2002201020202025 0 50 100 150 200 250 2002201020202025 0 50 100 150 200 250 2002201020202025
Index = 100 in 2002, the first year FHFA reports for 05161; 2025: 231.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 05161?

33 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 6 more than in 2018; the most are in administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services10
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services4
  • Accommodation and food services4
  • Construction3
  • Health care and social assistance3
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation3

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 05161?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 05161, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
05730Belmont525$103k4.7 mi
05148Londonderry1,401$106k5.3 mi
05143Chester4,767$71k9.3 mi
05773Wallingford2,279$81k10.4 mi
05149Ludlow2,241$64k7.6 mi (near)
05742East Wallingford803$66k8.7 mi (near)
05758Mount Holly700$67k9.0 mi (near)
05152Peru448$130k9.2 mi (near)
05155South Londonderry735$65k10.2 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.