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05819 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 05819 covers Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, with a population of about 9,323 and a median household income of $59,844.

Population
9,323105 per square mile
Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$59,84423% below the Vermont median
Poverty rate
15%2.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$294,623up 29.9% in five years
Median rent
$90224% below the Vermont median
Degree or higher
31%4 points below the US average
Homeownership
65%about the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
361

Where 05819 is

Saint Johnsbury, 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

Population9,323
Median age43.8
Family households55.9%
Born outside the US2.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.2%
White (non-Hispanic)91.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
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$59,844
Income per person$36,197
Poverty rate15%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.9%
$10–15k5.5%
$15–20k5.3%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k5.6%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k14.3%
$100–125k5.6%
$125–150k9.8%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more5.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,210
Mean adjusted gross income$62,866
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k31.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$190,200
Median gross rent$902
Rent as a share of household income29.5%
Owner-occupied65%
Vacant homes8.6%
Median year built1948

What the homes are

Detached house60.8%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units23.3%
5 to 19 units7.4%
20 or more units3.1%
Mobile home4.5%
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$294,623as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$294,623$98,198

$98,198 in 2000 to $294,623 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher31%
High school diploma or higher94.3%
Works from home13.7%
Drives to work alone72.9%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.6%
Health

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

Obesity31.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.1% 1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.1% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.7% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85% 0.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.3% same as the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12% 1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments361
People employed5,314
Annual payroll$266,308,000
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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 40.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss40.4 out of 100
Community resilience58.5 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.

Landslide94Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail31.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado19.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave18.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche17.9Very 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$59,844$78,024$78,538
Income per person$36,197$44,365$43,289
Poverty rate15%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$190,200$290,500$303,400
Median gross rent$902$1,193$1,348
Homeownership65%72.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31%42.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%3.7%5.2%
Works from home13.7%15%13.5%
Born outside the US2.4%4.3%13.9%
Median age43.84338.7
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 stationSAINT JOHNSBURY, VT US1.4 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year87 in

Average high and low by month

January28.4°F / 9°F2.66 in rain, 19.9 in snow
February32.5°F / 10.3°F2.21 in rain, 19.9 in snow
March42.2°F / 19.9°F2.47 in rain, 15.8 in snow
April56.7°F / 32°F3.15 in rain, 4.7 in snow
May69.8°F / 43.6°F3.76 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June77.6°F / 53.3°F4.06 in rain
July81.2°F / 58.2°F4.53 in rain
August79.4°F / 56.6°F3.94 in rain
September72.2°F / 49.3°F3.37 in rain
October58.9°F / 38.2°F3.95 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November45°F / 28.3°F3.02 in rain, 5.9 in snow
December33.1°F / 17.2°F3.18 in rain, 20.4 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.

Caledonia Central Supervisory Union30.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District29.5% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Johnsbury School District19.2% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Johnsbury Supervisory District19.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Danville School District1.2% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Walkability7.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

05863 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT3.4 km away
05838 East Saint Johnsbury, VT4.9 km away
05861 Passumpsic, VT5.9 km away
05848 Lower Waterford, VT8.4 km away
05828 Danville, VT8.6 km away
05849 Lyndon, VT8.9 km away
05050 Mc Indoe Falls, VT11.1 km away
05824 Concord, VT11.1 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.

Caledonia County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area88.76 sq mi
Water area2.42 sq mi
Population density105 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.4272, -72.0051

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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