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05250 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 05250 covers Arlington, Vermont, with a population of about 3,907 and a median household income of $81,536.

Population
3,90743 per square mile
Median age
45.26.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$81,536about the Vermont median
Poverty rate
8.5%3.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$386,926up 16.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,1087% below the Vermont median
Degree or higher
49.1%14.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
85.5%20.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
95

Where 05250 is

Arlington, 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

Population3,907
Median age45.2
Family households59.2%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home4%
White (non-Hispanic)84.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino5.2%
Veterans7.3%
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$81,536
Income per person$52,053
Poverty rate8.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k1.2%
$15–20k5.0%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k4.9%
$60–75k12.7%
$75–100k12.1%
$100–125k11.4%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k9.9%
$200k or more11.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,820
Mean adjusted gross income$77,515
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.6%
Returns, under $25k30.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.1%
Returns, $200k or more6.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$276,800
Median gross rent$1,108
Rent as a share of household income37.5%
Owner-occupied85.5%
Vacant homes25.9%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house89.5%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units3%
5 to 19 units2.9%
Mobile home2.9%
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$386,926as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 66.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$419,003$118,408

$118,408 in 2000 to $386,926 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher49.1%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home30.1%
Drives to work alone64.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.9%
Health

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

Obesity30.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.3% 6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.8% 6.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.9% 6.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.8% 9.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.6% 11.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.6% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10% 3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments95
People employed889
Annual payroll$47,409,000
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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 74% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss82.3 out of 100
Community resilience61.1 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.

Landslide96.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane72.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather67Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm58.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche58.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail55.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.5Very 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$81,536$78,024$78,538
Income per person$52,053$44,365$43,289
Poverty rate8.5%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$276,800$290,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,108$1,193$1,348
Homeownership85.5%72.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher49.1%42.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%3.7%5.2%
Works from home30.1%15%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%4.3%13.9%
Median age45.24338.7
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 stationSUNDERLAND 2, VT US2.9 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year75 in

Average high and low by month

January32°F / 11.2°F3.53 in rain, 18.5 in snow
February35°F / 12.2°F2.82 in rain, 16.4 in snow
March42.8°F / 20.1°F3.39 in rain, 14 in snow
April56.7°F / 31.2°F3.48 in rain, 4.1 in snow
May68.7°F / 41.7°F4.1 in rain
June77.2°F / 50.6°F4.81 in rain
July80.9°F / 55.2°F4.6 in rain
August79.3°F / 53.5°F4.3 in rain
September73°F / 45.7°F3.67 in rain
October59.8°F / 35.9°F4.47 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November48.4°F / 27.6°F3.31 in rain, 4.1 in snow
December37.4°F / 18.8°F4.38 in rain, 17.4 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union46.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Sandgate School District23.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Arlington School District22.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union3.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Taconic and Green Regional School District3.9% 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 status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

05252 East Arlington, VT8.3 km away
05254 Manchester, VT11.2 km away
05255 Manchester Center, VT13 km away
12873 Shushan, NY13.6 km away
05262 Shaftsbury, VT14.6 km away
12865 Salem, NY17.7 km away
05257 North Bennington, VT18.5 km away
12816 Cambridge, NY18.6 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.

Bennington County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area91.27 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq mi
Population density43 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.0857, -73.1594

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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