What city is 05201 in?

05201 is a Bennington, VT mailing address. By land area, 5% lies inside Bennington; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 05201?

About 14,998 people (±447), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 14,370.

What is the median household income in 05201?

$59,798 (±$6,480), compared with $81,203 for Vermont as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 05201?

14 USPS carrier routes with 6,504 residential and 556 business mailboxes (7,055 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 05201?

The closest, measured center to center: 05352 (5 mi, Stamford), 05262 (7.7 mi, South Shaftsbury), 05260 (7.9 mi, North Pownal), 05261 (8.1 mi, Pownal Center), 05350 (9.6 mi, Readsboro) and 05257 (9.7 mi, North Bennington).

05201 ZIP Code, Bennington, VT

05201 is a ZIP code in Bennington, Vermont in Bennington County. It covers 99 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 05352, 05262 and 05260. 14,998 people live here in 6,502 households, more than in 9 of every 10 Vermont ZIP codes. With about 151 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (61% own). Median household income is $59,798, below the Vermont median of $81,203; the median age is 45.4, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Bennington, VT
County: Bennington County
Land area: 99 sq mi
Population: 14,998
Median household income: $59,798
Carrier routes: 14 (6,504 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	14,998
Households	6,502
Median household income	$59,798
Income per person	$37,172
Median age	45.4
Homeowners	60.9%
Median home value	$212,700
Median rent	$1,129
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%
Average commute (minutes)	17.4
Households with kids under 18	22.8%
Moved in the past year	10.9%
Below the poverty line	14.0%
Broadband internet	85.5%
Speak a non-English language at home	4.2%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	5.9%
$10–15K	7.0%
$15–25K	9.6%
$25–35K	11.4%
$35–50K	11.0%
$50–75K	15.0%
$75–100K	9.9%
$100–150K	16.6%
$150–200K	7.2%
$200K+	6.5%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	9.3%
10–19	11.2%
20–24	5.4%
25–34	11.1%
35–44	12.6%
45–54	10.5%
55–64	15.0%
65–74	14.1%
75+	10.7%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	33.0%
Owned outright	22.0%
Rented	34.8%
Vacant	10.2%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	59.9%
Townhome	1.9%
2–4 units	21.2%
5–19 units	7.6%
20+ units	4.0%
Mobile / other	5.4%

Businesses in 05201

457 business establishments with 7,391 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 89
Health Care and Social Assistance: 76
Other Services (except Public Administration): 52
Accommodation and Food Services: 41
Construction: 39
Manufacturing: 26
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 26
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 26

EDDM carrier routes

05201 has 14 USPS carrier routes with 6,504 residential and 556 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 05201

05201 has 14 USPS carrier routes (9 city (C), 4 rural (R), 1 highway contract (H)) with 6,504 residential and 556 business mailboxes. Routes range from 104 homes (R004) to 719 homes (R003); the median route has 519 homes. The Census counted 6,502 households in 05201 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	2
250–499	4
500–749	8
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 128, 489 homes
Route C008 — USPS business mailboxes 116, 565 homes
Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 80, 517 homes
Route C006 — USPS business mailboxes 62, 528 homes
Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 45, 610 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 05201

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	489	128	$53,945	—	—	—
C002	City	517	80	$29,502	—	—	—
C003	City	396	10	$66,151	—	—	—
C004	City	610	45	$29,502	—	—	—
C005	City	393	24	$95,231	—	—	—
C006	City	528	62	$95,231	—	—	—
C007	City	521	13	$45,300	—	—	—
C008	City	565	116	$29,789	—	—	—
C014	City	280	13	$53,945	—	—	—
H065	Highway contract	208	8	$95,231	—	—	—
R001	Rural	576	29	$66,151	—	—	—
R002	Rural	598	26	$58,637	—	—	—
R003	Rural	719	1	$69,508	—	—	—
R004	Rural	104	1	$86,413	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 05201 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

05352 — Stamford CDP, VT (5 mi)
05262 — South Shaftsbury CDP, VT (7.7 mi)
05260 — North Pownal CDP, VT (7.9 mi)
05261 — Pownal Center CDP, VT (8.1 mi)
05350 — Readsboro CDP, VT (9.6 mi)
05257 — North Bennington village, VT (9.7 mi)
05363 — Chimney Hill CDP, VT (11.2 mi)
12090 — Hoosick Falls village, NY (11.3 mi)

Areas that include 05201

Bennington, VT ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Old Bennington, VT ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Bennington County ZIP codes — 20 ZIP codes
Vermont ZIP code data

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 05201, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 05201 in?: 05201 is a Bennington, VT mailing address. By land area, 5% lies inside Bennington; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 05201 in?: 05201 is in Bennington County.
What is the population of 05201?: About 14,998 people (±447), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 14,370.
What is the median household income in 05201?: $59,798 (±$6,480), compared with $81,203 for Vermont as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 05201?: 14 USPS carrier routes with 6,504 residential and 556 business mailboxes (7,055 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 05201?: The closest, measured center to center: 05352 (5 mi, Stamford), 05262 (7.7 mi, South Shaftsbury), 05260 (7.9 mi, North Pownal), 05261 (8.1 mi, Pownal Center), 05350 (9.6 mi, Readsboro) and 05257 (9.7 mi, North Bennington).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.