Residential delivery area · Vermont

ZIP Code 05359: West Townshend, VT

ZIP code 05359 uses the postal name West Townshend, Vermont and lies entirely in Windham County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 760 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $80,417 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

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0national area: Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and 5 more

053sectional center: White Riv Jct, VT (SCF 050)

59delivery area within it

Town: West Townshend · its only residential ZIP
County: Windham County
Micro area: Brattleboro, VT
House district: VT at large 119th Congress
State: Vermont
Time zone: Eastern
Land area: 29.4 sq mi · 26 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 05359?

05359 centers on 43.151°, -72.725° and covers 29.4 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 05146, 05155, 05343, 05353, 05148, 05143.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 05359 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 05359, 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 05359 compare with the rest of Windham County?

Rank of 05359 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)
Measure	05359	In Windham County	In VT
People (ACS 2020-2024)	757	13th of 26	166th of 265
Median household income	$80k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$351k	not ranked	not ranked

05359's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (757). 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 30% 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 05359?

The 2020 Census counted 569 people in 05359; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 757. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024: 757±153 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 569
Households: 300
Median age: 41.4

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 05359?

Of the 757 people the ACS estimates in 05359, 18.9% are under 18 and 21.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (91.0%).

Under 1818.9%
18 to 6459.6%
65 and older21.5%

Age of the people of 05359 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic91.0%
Other or two or more4.9%
Hispanic or Latino1.6%
Black, not Hispanic1.6%
Asian, not Hispanic0.9%

Race and Hispanic origin in 05359 (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 05359 earn?

Median household income is $80,417 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income: $80,417±$15,214
Income per person: $37,499
Below the poverty line: 12.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 1.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 53.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $70,237270 returns; wages 49% 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 05359?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $350,600
Median gross rent: $1,161
Homes owned by their occupants: 83.3%
Housing units: 508

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 05359; 2021: 160.1. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 05359 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

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 05359?

12 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 more 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 05359?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 05359, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
05146	Grafton	678	$78k	5.2 mi
05155	South Londonderry	735	$65k	5.2 mi
05343	Jamaica	955	$84k	5.8 mi
05353	Townshend	1,327	$95k	6.1 mi
05148	Londonderry	1,401	$106k	7.8 mi
05143	Chester	4,767	$71k	8.2 mi
05141	Cambridgeport	66	–	8.3 mi (near)
05154	Saxtons River	479	–	10.0 mi (near)

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