What city is 05301 in?

05301 is a Brattleboro, VT mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Brattleboro and 1% lies inside West Brattleboro; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 05301?

About 16,955 people (±436), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 16,681.

What is the median household income in 05301?

$65,910 (±$5,641), 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 05301?

16 USPS carrier routes with 7,716 residential and 807 business mailboxes (8,495 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 05301?

The closest, measured center to center: 05344 (3.7 mi), 05358 (5.6 mi), 05362 (6.7 mi), 05351 (7.2 mi), 05342 (8 mi, Jacksonville) and 03451 (8.1 mi, Hinsdale).

05301 ZIP Code, Brattleboro, VT

05301 is a ZIP code in Brattleboro, Vermont in Windham County. It covers 144 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 05344, 05358 and 05362. 16,955 people live here in 7,577 households, more than in 9 of every 10 Vermont ZIP codes. With about 117 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (66% own). Median household income is $65,910, below the Vermont median of $81,203; the median age is 46.7, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Brattleboro, VT
County: Windham County
Land area: 144 sq mi
Population: 16,955
Median household income: $65,910
Carrier routes: 16 (7,716 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	16,955
Households	7,577
Median household income	$65,910
Income per person	$45,322
Median age	46.7
Homeowners	65.6%
Median home value	$270,900
Median rent	$1,101
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.6%
Average commute (minutes)	20.6
Households with kids under 18	24.0%
Moved in the past year	9.3%
Below the poverty line	15.0%
Broadband internet	83.9%
Speak a non-English language at home	4.2%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	3.6%
$10–15K	6.3%
$15–25K	7.2%
$25–35K	8.7%
$35–50K	15.0%
$50–75K	13.4%
$75–100K	13.3%
$100–150K	15.7%
$150–200K	5.8%
$200K+	10.9%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	9.6%
10–19	10.9%
20–24	5.5%
25–34	9.8%
35–44	12.6%
45–54	10.8%
55–64	14.9%
65–74	15.3%
75+	10.4%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	39.4%
Owned outright	20.6%
Rented	30.5%
Vacant	9.4%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	61.6%
Townhome	2.6%
2–4 units	17.1%
5–19 units	9.8%
20+ units	3.6%
Mobile / other	5.3%

Businesses in 05301

715 business establishments with 8,507 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Health Care and Social Assistance: 104
Retail Trade: 99
Accommodation and Food Services: 81
Other Services (except Public Administration): 80
Construction: 60
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 60
Manufacturing: 48
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 35

EDDM carrier routes

05301 has 16 USPS carrier routes with 7,716 residential and 807 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 05301

05301 has 16 USPS carrier routes (9 city (C), 6 rural (R), 1 highway contract (H)) with 7,716 residential and 807 business mailboxes. Routes range from 123 homes (H032) to 807 homes (R006); the median route has 506 homes. The Census counted 7,577 households in 05301 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	7
500–749	7
750–999	1
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R005 — USPS business mailboxes 229, 460 homes
Route C008 — USPS business mailboxes 122, 532 homes
Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 89, 271 homes
Route C005 — USPS business mailboxes 87, 533 homes
Route C007 — USPS business mailboxes 87, 362 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 05301

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	271	89	$28,976	—	—	—
C002	City	493	17	$54,848	—	—	—
C003	City	554	3	$28,976	—	—	—
C004	City	443	32	$50,956	—	—	—
C005	City	533	87	$28,976	—	—	—
C006	City	404	17	$55,018	—	—	—
C007	City	362	87	$52,257	—	—	—
C008	City	532	122	$37,672	—	—	—
C009	City	490	28	$83,636	—	—	—
H032	Highway contract	123	0	$95,147	—	—	—
R001	Rural	558	18	$84,837	—	—	—
R002	Rural	545	3	$48,451	—	—	—
R003	Rural	622	21	$95,147	—	—	—
R004	Rural	519	33	$93,400	—	—	—
R005	Rural	460	229	$52,257	—	—	—
R006	Rural	807	21	$65,796	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 05301 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

05344 (3.7 mi)
05358 (5.6 mi)
05362 (6.7 mi)
05351 (7.2 mi)
05342 — Jacksonville village, VT (8 mi)
03451 — Hinsdale CDP, NH (8.1 mi)
03466 (8.2 mi)
05354 (8.7 mi)

Areas that include 05301

Brattleboro, VT ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
West Brattleboro, VT ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Algiers, VT ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
West Dummerston, VT ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Windham County ZIP codes — 26 ZIP codes
Vermont ZIP code data

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 05301, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 05301 in?: 05301 is a Brattleboro, VT mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Brattleboro and 1% lies inside West Brattleboro; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 05301 in?: 05301 is in Windham County.
What is the population of 05301?: About 16,955 people (±436), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 16,681.
What is the median household income in 05301?: $65,910 (±$5,641), 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 05301?: 16 USPS carrier routes with 7,716 residential and 807 business mailboxes (8,495 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 05301?: The closest, measured center to center: 05344 (3.7 mi), 05358 (5.6 mi), 05362 (6.7 mi), 05351 (7.2 mi), 05342 (8 mi, Jacksonville) and 03451 (8.1 mi, Hinsdale).

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