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05142 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 05142 covers Cavendish, Vermont, with a population of about 726 and a median household income of $78,750.

Population
72627 per square mile
Median age
42.94.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$78,750about the Vermont median
Poverty rate
1.5%10.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$381,843up 23.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,3751.2× the Vermont median
Degree or higher
29%6 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.2%20.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 05142 is

Cavendish, Vermont — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population726
Median age42.9
Family households77.2%
Born outside the US3.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.9%
White (non-Hispanic)94.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.6%
Veterans7.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$78,750
Income per person$50,468
Poverty rate1.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k6.8%
$35–40k8.4%
$40–45k2.1%
$45–50k5.5%
$50–60k3.8%
$60–75k15.6%
$75–100k8.4%
$100–125k5.5%
$125–150k5.5%
$150–200k12.7%
$200k or more20.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed350
Mean adjusted gross income$67,426
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.7%
Returns, under $25k25.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.3%
Returns, $200k or more5.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$268,400
Median gross rent$1,375
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied85.2%
Vacant homes43%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house88%
Attached house2.4%
2 to 4 units3.6%
5 to 19 units0.7%
Mobile home5.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$381,843as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 67%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$401,106$204,697

$204,697 in 2012 to $381,843 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher29%
High school diploma or higher96.9%
Works from home22.9%
Drives to work alone65.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity29.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.1% 8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.7% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed272
Annual payroll$13,268,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 20.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss28.9 out of 100
Community resilience60.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide91Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm66.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane58Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche43.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave35.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail34.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado30.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake23.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Vermont and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPVermontUnited States
Median household income$78,750$78,024$78,538
Income per person$50,468$44,365$43,289
Poverty rate1.5%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$268,400$290,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,375$1,193$1,348
Homeownership85.2%72.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29%42.6%35%
Unemployment rate5%3.7%5.2%
Works from home22.9%15%13.5%
Born outside the US3.4%4.3%13.9%
Median age42.94338.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCAVENDISH, VT US1.2 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year83 in

Average high and low by month

January29.8°F / 7.6°F3.76 in rain, 21.2 in snow
February33.3°F / 8°F2.73 in rain, 18.7 in snow
March41.6°F / 17.1°F3.5 in rain, 17.1 in snow
April55.1°F / 29.3°F3.75 in rain, 4.1 in snow
May68.4°F / 41.3°F3.89 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June77.1°F / 51°F4.57 in rain
July82.1°F / 55.9°F4.04 in rain
August80.5°F / 53.7°F3.94 in rain
September72.9°F / 45.7°F3.82 in rain
October59.3°F / 34.3°F4.86 in rain, 0.8 in snow
November46.4°F / 25.4°F3.63 in rain, 4.5 in snow
December35.1°F / 15.8°F4.05 in rain, 16.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Two Rivers Supervisory Union49.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Green Mountain Unified School District49.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

05153 Proctorsville, VT2.4 km away
05149 Ludlow, VT7.6 km away
05150 North Springfield, VT7.9 km away
05151 Perkinsville, VT8.6 km away
05143 Chester, VT10.4 km away
05062 Reading, VT11.8 km away
05156 Springfield, VT13.4 km away
05037 Brownsville, VT13.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Windsor County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area26.74 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq mi
Population density27 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.3766, -72.6092

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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