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05855 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 05855 covers Newport, Vermont, with a population of about 7,576 and a median household income of $57,611.

Population
7,576128 per square mile
Median age
43.44.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$57,61126% below the Vermont median
Poverty rate
14.8%2.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$285,405up 36% in five years
Median rent
$86627% below the Vermont median
Degree or higher
25.2%9.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.7%4.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
264

Where 05855 is

Newport, 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

Population7,576
Median age43.4
Family households59.5%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.9%
White (non-Hispanic)92.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino0.7%
Veterans9.5%
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$57,611
Income per person$34,867
Poverty rate14.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.1%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k5.1%
$20–25k6.2%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k6.3%
$35–40k7.2%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k6.8%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k6.8%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k7.0%
$200k or more5.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,530
Mean adjusted gross income$60,703
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k33.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.7%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$194,200
Median gross rent$866
Rent as a share of household income33.9%
Owner-occupied69.7%
Vacant homes15.9%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house67.5%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units17.2%
5 to 19 units5.8%
20 or more units2%
Mobile home7.2%
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$285,405as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$285,405$97,840

$97,840 in 2003 to $285,405 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%
High school diploma or higher90%
Works from home10.7%
Drives to work alone73.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.1%
Health

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

Obesity34.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.6% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.7% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.1% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments264
People employed3,369
Annual payroll$173,053,000
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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% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss28.3 out of 100
Community resilience71.8 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.

Winter weather84.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane64.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave60.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm59.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche40.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail23.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11Relatively 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$57,611$78,024$78,538
Income per person$34,867$44,365$43,289
Poverty rate14.8%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$194,200$290,500$303,400
Median gross rent$866$1,193$1,348
Homeownership69.7%72.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%42.6%35%
Unemployment rate10.6%3.7%5.2%
Works from home10.7%15%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%4.3%13.9%
Median age43.44338.7
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 stationNEWPORT, VT US1.6 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year99 in

Average high and low by month

January23.4°F / 3.9°F2.83 in rain, 21.5 in snow
February27.1°F / 5°F2.44 in rain, 20.2 in snow
March36.6°F / 14.9°F2.83 in rain, 19.4 in snow
April50.8°F / 29.2°F3.34 in rain, 4.5 in snow
May64.8°F / 41.9°F3.94 in rain
June73.1°F / 51.6°F4.52 in rain
July77.7°F / 56.6°F4.54 in rain
August76.2°F / 54.5°F4.42 in rain
September68.9°F / 46.8°F3.93 in rain
October54.8°F / 35.6°F4.29 in rain, 0.8 in snow
November41.1°F / 25.3°F3.35 in rain, 7 in snow
December29.2°F / 13.5°F3.4 in rain, 25.2 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket25% 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 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

North Country Supervisory Union37.6% of this ZIP code's land area
North Country Junior/Senior UHSD 22 (7-12)23% of this ZIP code's land area
Derby School District19.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Coventry School District13.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Newport City School District3.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Newport Town School District1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
North Country Senior UHSD 221.1% 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 vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Walkability7.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

05829 Derby, VT5.6 km away
05857 Newport Center, VT7.2 km away
05823 Beebe Plain, VT9.1 km away
05825 Coventry, VT9.4 km away
05830 Derby Line, VT11.3 km away
05872 West Charleston, VT14.2 km away
05860 Orleans, VT15.3 km away
05845 Irasburg, VT15.6 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.

Orleans County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area59.12 sq mi
Water area11.17 sq mi
Population density128 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.9393, -72.2065

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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