Vermont ZIP Codes: Ranges, Prefixes and Major Cities
From 05001 to 05907, the ZIP codes of Vermont follow a clear pattern once you know what the first three digits mean. Below you will find the ranges, prefixes and city-by-city codes for the Green Mountain State.
ZIP code range and prefixes
Every Vermont ZIP code starts with one of 9 three-digit prefixes. Each prefix points to a sectional center facility, the processing plant that sorts mail for a group of nearby post offices.
- 050
- 051
- 052
- 053
- 054
- 056
- 057
- 058
- 059
Types of ZIP codes in Vermont
| Type | Count | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 244 | Street delivery areas |
| PO Box | 54 | Post office boxes only |
| Unique | 10 | A single high-volume organization |
ZIP codes for major Vermont cities
| City | County | Standard ZIPs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton | Orleans County | 2 | 05822–05875 |
| Burlington | Chittenden County | 2 | 05401–05408 |
| Adamant | Washington County | 1 | 05640–05640 |
| Albany | Orleans County | 1 | 05820–05820 |
| Alburgh | Grand Isle County | 1 | 05440–05440 |
| Arlington | Bennington County | 1 | 05250–05250 |
| Bakersfield | Franklin County | 1 | 05441–05441 |
| Barnet | Caledonia County | 1 | 05821–05821 |
| Barre | Washington County | 1 | 05641–05641 |
| Beecher Falls | Essex County | 1 | 05902–05902 |
| Bellows Falls | Windham County | 1 | 05101–05101 |
| Belmont | Rutland County | 1 | 05730–05730 |
| Belvidere Center | Lamoille County | 1 | 05442–05442 |
| Bennington | Bennington County | 1 | 05201–05201 |
| Montpelier | Washington County | 1 | 05602–05602 |
Montpelier is the state capital. Larger cities have many ZIP codes because each code follows mail delivery routes, not city limits.
Sample addresses
Ashley Rodriguez
4077 Prospect Way
Beecher Falls, VT 05902
Michelle Brown
4432 Madison Ct
Burlington, VT 05408
Michael Patel
4069 Meadow St
Belmont, VT 05730
These examples use real city and ZIP pairs with invented street lines, so they are safe for testing and documentation.
Tips for working with these ZIP codes
- Vermont ZIP codes start with 0. Store them as text, or spreadsheets and databases will drop the leading zero.
- All of Vermont is in the Eastern time zone, which keeps scheduling logic simple.
- A quick sanity check: a valid VT ZIP code begins with one of the prefixes listed above.
- City names in addresses are post office names. A suburb may share a ZIP code and city name with a nearby larger town.
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