Postal Codes

05346 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 05346 covers Putney, Vermont, with a population of about 5,236 and a median household income of $75,541.

Population
5,23675 per square mile
Median age
48.910.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$75,541about the Vermont median
Poverty rate
12.4%about the US average
Typical home value
$369,271up 10.1% in five years
Median rent
$85129% below the Vermont median
Degree or higher
46.3%11.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
82.2%17.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
98

Where 05346 is

Putney, 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

Population5,236
Median age48.9
Family households63.8%
Born outside the US4%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.1%
White (non-Hispanic)84.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino6.1%
Veterans6%
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$75,541
Income per person$41,883
Poverty rate12.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k4.3%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k7.9%
$60–75k13.2%
$75–100k13.9%
$100–125k14.3%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k9.4%
$200k or more6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,340
Mean adjusted gross income$74,980
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.1%
Returns, under $25k28.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.4%
Returns, $200k or more5.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$289,000
Median gross rent$851
Rent as a share of household income31.8%
Owner-occupied82.2%
Vacant homes12.6%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house82.3%
Attached house1.9%
2 to 4 units6%
5 to 19 units2.8%
20 or more units2.4%
Mobile home4.8%
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$369,271as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 54.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$395,795$121,579

$121,579 in 2000 to $369,271 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.3%
High school diploma or higher94.6%
Works from home22.8%
Drives to work alone63.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.3%
Health

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

Obesity25.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% 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)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68% 6.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments98
People employed1,251
Annual payroll$50,558,000
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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 29.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss28 out of 100
Community resilience65.3 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.

Landslide92.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm72.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane68.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado42.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind40.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche33.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake33.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.2Relatively 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$75,541$78,024$78,538
Income per person$41,883$44,365$43,289
Poverty rate12.4%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$289,000$290,500$303,400
Median gross rent$851$1,193$1,348
Homeownership82.2%72.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.3%42.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%3.7%5.2%
Works from home22.8%15%13.5%
Born outside the US4%4.3%13.9%
Median age48.94338.7
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 stationWALPOLE 2S NEPP, NH US6.5 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January30.9°F / 12.5°F3.17 in rain
February33.2°F / 13.5°F2.98 in rain
March42.4°F / 21.3°F3.59 in rain
April55.5°F / 33.4°F3.79 in rain
May66.9°F / 43.8°F3.44 in rain
June75.3°F / 53.3°F5.07 in rain
July80.7°F / 58.2°F4.83 in rain
August79.3°F / 56.4°F4.17 in rain
September72.1°F / 48.7°F3.96 in rain
October59.6°F / 37.5°F4.56 in rain
November46.6°F / 28.4°F3.63 in rain
December36.1°F / 19.3°F3.82 in rain
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.

Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 9620.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Windham Southeast Supervisory Union20.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Bellows Falls UHSD 2719.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Westminster School District19.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Windham Northeast Supervisory Union19.7% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability7.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

05158 Westminster, VT6 km away
05159 Westminster Station, VT7.9 km away
03608 Walpole, NH9.1 km away
03467 Westmoreland, NH9.7 km away
05154 Saxtons River, VT11.4 km away
03609 North Walpole, NH13 km away
05353 Townshend, VT13 km away
05101 Bellows Falls, VT13.1 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.

Windham County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area70.23 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq mi
Population density75 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.0356, -72.5123

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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