Postal Codes

05408 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 05408 covers Burlington, Vermont, with a population of about 10,199 and a median household income of $98,656.

Population
10,1992,526 per square mile
Median age
44.96.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$98,6561.3× the Vermont median
Poverty rate
8%4.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$465,061up 21.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,5731.3× the Vermont median
Degree or higher
54.9%19.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
73.8%8.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
118

Where 05408 is

Burlington, 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

Population10,199
Median age44.9
Family households57.4%
Born outside the US9.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.6%
White (non-Hispanic)84.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.7%
Hispanic or Latino2.9%
Veterans5.2%
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$98,656
Income per person$48,515
Poverty rate8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.7%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k2.5%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k2.9%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k13.7%
$100–125k13.7%
$125–150k10.6%
$150–200k13.3%
$200k or more11.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,300
Mean adjusted gross income$82,140
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.8%
Returns, under $25k24.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.6%
Returns, $200k or more6.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$369,400
Median gross rent$1,573
Rent as a share of household income26.2%
Owner-occupied73.8%
Vacant homes2.5%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house62%
Attached house10.6%
2 to 4 units11.9%
5 to 19 units6%
20 or more units6%
Mobile home3.4%
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$465,061as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75%
Typical asking rent$2,548as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$484,761$139,185

$139,185 in 2000 to $465,061 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.9%
High school diploma or higher94.1%
Works from home19.3%
Drives to work alone61.4%
Takes public transport6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.4%
Health

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

Obesity23.3% 10.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.6% 5.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.8% 10.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78% 1.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.3% 10 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.3% 14 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.8% 7.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.2% 5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.3% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours24.6% 11.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8% 5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments118
People employed733
Annual payroll$34,047,000
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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 33.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss38.1 out of 100
Community resilience91.1 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.

Lightning87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm71.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane53Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide45.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire39.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail32.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado32Relatively 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$98,656$78,024$78,538
Income per person$48,515$44,365$43,289
Poverty rate8%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$369,400$290,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,573$1,193$1,348
Homeownership73.8%72.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.9%42.6%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%3.7%5.2%
Works from home19.3%15%13.5%
Born outside the US9.4%4.3%13.9%
Median age44.94338.7
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 stationBURLINGTON INTL AP, VT US9.2 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year88 in

Average high and low by month

January28.9°F / 12.9°F2.13 in rain, 21.1 in snow
February31.5°F / 14.3°F1.77 in rain, 19.3 in snow
March40.9°F / 23.6°F2.24 in rain, 17.5 in snow
April55.3°F / 35.9°F3.07 in rain, 4.1 in snow
May69°F / 47.8°F3.76 in rain
June77.6°F / 57.3°F4.26 in rain
July82.4°F / 62.4°F4.06 in rain
August80.7°F / 60.7°F3.54 in rain
September72.6°F / 52.9°F3.67 in rain
October58.9°F / 41.8°F3.83 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November46.4°F / 32.1°F2.7 in rain, 5.7 in snow
December35°F / 21.3°F2.5 in rain, 19.5 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 supermarket83% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket67% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Burlington School District49.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Burlington Supervisory District49.5% 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 vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability12.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

05401 Burlington, VT3.9 km away
05446 Colchester, VT4.6 km away
05404 Winooski, VT5.3 km away
05439 Colchester, VT6.9 km away
05403 South Burlington, VT8.7 km away
05449 Colchester, VT8.8 km away
05452 Essex Junction, VT12.6 km away
12975 Port Kent, NY12.8 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.

Chittenden County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.04 sq mi
Water area15.44 sq mi
Population density2,526 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.5120, -73.2492

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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