Lyndon Center, VT · standard
ZIP Code 05850
Caledonia County, Vermont - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 231
- 220/sq mi
- $294,700
- Median home value
- 50.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Lyndon Center pairs above-median home values, in a low-density, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 34%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 220
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 05850 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 05850 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Lyndon Center, Caledonia County, Vermont, home to just 231 residents across 1.1 square miles, a density of 220 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 05850, but per-capita income is $26,212. 1.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 0.0%. Median home value sits at $294,700 (6% below the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 100.0%.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 50.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 26.9, and the average commute is -. We also surface 7 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Caledonia County, so you can benchmark 05850 against its immediate geography rather than a 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 05850, Lyndon Center, 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
231
Population
1.1
Area (sq mi)
220
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 05850?
26.9
Median Age
62.2%
Male
37.8%
Female
8.5%
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?
$26,212
Per Capita Income
1.6%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
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?
71
Total Housing Units
71
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
3.70
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$294,700
Median Home Value
-6% vs state
1981
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 05850, employing approximately 204 people with a combined annual payroll of $11,928,000.
8
Businesses
204
Employees
$11.9M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 05850 vs 05851 →
ZIP 05850 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 05819
Saint Johnsbury (05819)
9,444 residents
- 05851
Lyndonville (05851)
6,528 residents
- 05828 1,928
Danville (05828)
1,928 residents
- 05871 1,638
West Burke (05871)
1,638 residents
- 05832 982
East Burke (05832)
982 residents
- 05867 899
Sutton (05867)
899 residents
- 05866 732
Sheffield (05866)
732 residents
- 05850 231
Lyndon Center (05850)
231 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 05850 ranks #8 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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