Derby Line, VT · standard
ZIP Code 05830
Orleans County, Vermont - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,502
- 19/sq mi
- $70,446
- Median income
- $207,000
- Median home value
- 31.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Derby Line pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 47th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 45th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 19
- people per sq mi
- 81%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 05830 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 05830 covers 81.2 square miles in Derby Line, Orleans County, Vermont (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,502 residents on file, a density of 19 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 05830 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $70,446 (15% below the Vermont average), while per-capita income is $35,709. The poverty rate stands at 15.3% and the unemployment rate at 3.5%. The typical home here is valued at $207,000 (34% below the state average); renters pay a median of $1,085 monthly, and 81.3% of units are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 31.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 49.7, and the average commute is 27 minutes. A geography-based comparison follows: 3 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 05830, plus 6 more within Orleans County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 05830, Derby Line, VT · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,502
Population
81.2
Area (sq mi)
19
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 05830?
49.7
Median Age
48.4%
Male
51.6%
Female
5.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$70,446
Median Household Income
-15% vs state
$35,709
Per Capita Income
15.3%
Poverty Rate
3.5%
Unemployment Rate
26.6 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 05830 ranks nationally
Derby Line, VT household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$70,446 47th percentile higher than 47% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
826
Total Housing Units
739
Occupied Units
87
Vacant Units
2.08
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$207,000
Median Home Value
-34% vs state
$1,085
Median Rent
1974
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 21 business establishments in ZIP 05830, employing approximately 229 people with a combined annual payroll of $9,345,000.
21
Businesses
229
Employees
$9.3M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 14.3% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 14.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 05830 vs 05853 →
ZIP 05830 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 05829
Derby (05829)
2,003 residents
- 05830
Derby Line (05830)
1,502 residents
- 05872 789
West Charleston (05872)
789 residents
- 05853 711
Morgan (05853)
711 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 05830 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 05830 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 05853
Morgan (05853)
$91,250 median income
- 05829
Derby (05829)
$73,456 median income
- 05830
Derby Line (05830)
$70,446 median income
- 05872
West Charleston (05872)
$48,839 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 05830 ranks #3 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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