Residential delivery area · Vermont

ZIP Code 05871: West Burke, VT

ZIP code 05871 uses the postal name West Burke, Vermont and lies entirely in Caledonia County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,500 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $74,572 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 1% of its land lies in West Burke; 99% is outside any Census place.

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

058sectional center: White Riv Jct, VT (SCF 050)

71delivery area within it

Town: West Burke · its only residential ZIP
County: Caledonia County
Census places: West Burke
House district: VT at large 119th Congress
State: Vermont
Time zone: Eastern
Land area: 38.4 sq mi · 40 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 05871?

05871 centers on 44.682°, -71.953° and covers 38.4 square miles of land plus 0.3 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 05867, 05832, 05837, 05851, 05846, 05860.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 05871 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 05871, 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 05871 compare with the rest of Caledonia County?

Rank of 05871 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	05871	In Caledonia County	In VT
People (ACS 2020-2024)	1,524	6th of 22	100th of 265
Median household income	$75k	3rd of 8	68th of 100
Median home value	$278k	2nd of 9	69th of 125

Its median household income is higher than in 54% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 38% of all 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 05871?

The 2020 Census counted 1,540 people in 05871; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,524. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024: 1,524±231 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,540
Households: 617
Median age: 42.0

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 05871?

Of the 1,524 people the ACS estimates in 05871, 24.0% are under 18 and 22.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (96.4%).

Under 1824.0%
18 to 6453.1%
65 and older22.8%

Age of the people of 05871 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic96.4%
Other or two or more2.8%
Hispanic or Latino0.8%
Black, not Hispanic0.1%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 05871 (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 05871 earn?

Median household income is $74,572 (ACS 2020-2024), the 3rd highest of the 8 ranked ZIP codes in Caledonia County.

Median household income: $74,572±$9,784
Income per person: $42,351
Below the poverty line: 15.7%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 2.4%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 38.9%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $58,433760 returns; wages 70% 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 05871?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $277,900
Median gross rent: $655
Homes owned by their occupants: 93.2%
Housing units: 947

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 05871; 2022: 196.1. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 05871 stops in 2022: 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 05871?

23 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 5 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Construction7
Health care and social assistance5
Retail trade3

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 05871?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 05871, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
05867	Sutton	634	$68k	4.3 mi
05832	East Burke	969	$87k	6.6 mi
05837	East Haven	301	$61k	7.4 mi
05851	Lyndonville	6,024	$69k	10.5 mi
05846	Island Pond	1,315	$46k	10.9 mi
05860	Orleans	2,728	$65k	11.1 mi
05866	Sheffield	684	$65k	8.3 mi (near)
05850	Lyndon Center	307	–	9.1 mi (near)
05833	East Charleston	28	$65k	10.8 mi (near)

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