Postal Codes

05874 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 05874 covers Westfield, Vermont, with a population of about 655 and a median household income of $91,607.

Population
65517 per square mile
Median age
40.31.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$91,6071.2× the Vermont median
Poverty rate
9.1%3.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$353,781up 26.4% in five years
Median rent
$88326% below the Vermont median
Degree or higher
29.5%5.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
93.5%28.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 05874 is

Westfield, 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

Population655
Median age40.3
Family households71.1%
Born outside the US4.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.6%
White (non-Hispanic)84.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.2%
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$91,607
Income per person$34,520
Poverty rate9.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.8%
$10–15k4.1%
$15–20k4.5%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k0.8%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k8.9%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k2.8%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k15.0%
$125–150k19.9%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more6.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed270
Mean adjusted gross income$59,263
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$283,300
Median gross rent$883
Rent as a share of household income39.2%
Owner-occupied93.5%
Vacant homes23.6%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house88.8%
2 to 4 units3.7%
5 to 19 units0.9%
Mobile home6.5%
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$353,781as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$353,781$197,501

$197,501 in 2016 to $353,781 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%
High school diploma or higher91.6%
Works from home9.1%
Drives to work alone78.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.9%
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 diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.4% 2.9 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%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23% 2.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.3% 6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30% 0.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use79.9% 4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.7% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed142
Annual payroll$6,711,000
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 66.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss62.9 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 weather95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm84.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave78.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche42Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado27Very 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$91,607$78,024$78,538
Income per person$34,520$44,365$43,289
Poverty rate9.1%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$283,300$290,500$303,400
Median gross rent$883$1,193$1,348
Homeownership93.5%72.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%42.6%35%
Unemployment rate0.6%3.7%5.2%
Works from home9.1%15%13.5%
Born outside the US4.6%4.3%13.9%
Median age40.34338.7
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 stationJAY PEAK, VT US7.9 km away

Average high and low by month

January23.6°F / 4.2°F
February25.5°F / 5.7°F
March33.5°F / 14.7°F
April46°F / 27.7°F
May60.9°F / 41.1°F
June69.5°F / 50.9°F
July73.7°F / 55.7°F
August72.2°F / 54.1°F
September65.7°F / 46.1°F
October52.2°F / 34.6°F
November39.5°F / 23.8°F
December29.4°F / 12.7°F
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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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.

North Country Supervisory Union33.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Westfield School District30.6% of this ZIP code's land area
North Country Junior/Senior UHSD 22 (7-12)30.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Troy School District2.7% of this ZIP code's land area
North Country Senior UHSD 222.7% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

05868 Troy, VT3.7 km away
05859 North Troy, VT6.2 km away
05847 Lowell, VT9.6 km away
05471 Montgomery Center, VT12.8 km away
05857 Newport Center, VT13.1 km away
05825 Coventry, VT13.9 km away
05845 Irasburg, VT15.3 km away
05470 Montgomery, VT15.8 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.

Orleans County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39.57 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density17 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.8825, -72.4396

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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