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05455 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 05455 covers Fairfield, Vermont, with a population of about 1,296 and a median household income of $112,712.

Population
1,29636 per square mile
Median age
38.5about the US average
Median household income
$112,7121.4× the Vermont median
Poverty rate
6.4%6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$414,807up 38.7% in five years
Degree or higher
33.3%1.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.3%26.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
16

Where 05455 is

Fairfield, 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

Population1,296
Median age38.5
Family households78.8%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.2%
White (non-Hispanic)93.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino4.9%
Veterans6.4%
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$112,712
Income per person$38,061
Poverty rate6.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.6%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k6.1%
$30–35k0.6%
$35–40k0.6%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k3.2%
$60–75k14.7%
$75–100k8.4%
$100–125k25.8%
$125–150k6.1%
$150–200k13.2%
$200k or more6.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed680
Mean adjusted gross income$78,724
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.4%
Returns, under $25k20.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.5%
Returns, $200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$322,400
Rent as a share of household income24.2%
Owner-occupied91.3%
Vacant homes8.5%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house80.6%
Attached house5%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units2.6%
Mobile home9.7%
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$414,807as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$414,807$198,547

$198,547 in 2014 to $414,807 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.3%
High school diploma or higher96%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone85.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.5%
Health

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

Obesity35.4% 2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9% 3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19% 6.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.7% 1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 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 year76.4% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.2% 8.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.2% 3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.6% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8% 5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments16
People employed37
Annual payroll$1,536,000
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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 15.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss21.5 out of 100
Community resilience86.2 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.

Landslide92.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm70Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind60.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane57.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail36.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding36Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake35.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave25.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado23.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche22Very 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$112,712$78,024$78,538
Income per person$38,061$44,365$43,289
Poverty rate6.4%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$322,400$290,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,193$1,348
Homeownership91.3%72.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.3%42.6%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%3.7%5.2%
Works from home7.4%15%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%4.3%13.9%
Median age38.54338.7
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 stationST ALBANS RADIO, VT US10 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year80 in

Average high and low by month

January25.1°F / 8.2°F2.12 in rain, 16.9 in snow
February28.5°F / 10.4°F1.85 in rain, 18.3 in snow
March36.8°F / 20°F2.63 in rain, 16.2 in snow
April52°F / 33.4°F3.23 in rain, 6.2 in snow
May65.7°F / 46.2°F3.24 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June74.4°F / 55.8°F4.11 in rain
July79.4°F / 60.9°F4.1 in rain
August77.2°F / 58.9°F3.74 in rain
September69.4°F / 51°F3.93 in rain
October56.1°F / 39.7°F3.86 in rain, 1.2 in snow
November44°F / 29.5°F2.86 in rain, 5 in snow
December32.3°F / 17.8°F2.62 in rain, 16 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Maple Run Unified School District49% of this ZIP code's land area
Maple Run Supervisory District49% of this ZIP code's land area
Missisquoi Valley School District 891% of this ZIP code's land area
Missisquoi Valley School District (Supervisory)1% 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 vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

05479 Saint Albans, VT5.7 km away
05478 Saint Albans, VT6.1 km away
05481 Saint Albans Bay, VT9.6 km away
05454 Fairfax, VT10.2 km away
05448 East Fairfield, VT12 km away
05483 Sheldon, VT12.7 km away
05485 Sheldon Springs, VT14 km away
05488 Swanton, VT16.7 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.

Franklin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area36.22 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq mi
Population density36 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.7841, -73.0222

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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