Local servicesHospitalDartmouth - Hitchcock Medical Center16.7 miPost officePost Mills Post Office2.4 miTown hallWest Fairlee Town Hallunder a milePoliceThetford Police Department6.1 miFire stationWest Fairlee Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWestshire Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeVermont Law and Graduate School14.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLebanon Municipal Airport LEB20 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM100 miInterstateI-915.1 miUS highwayUS 55.1 miAmtrakWhite River Junction, VT WRJ19 miCoachHanover (Hanover Inn)Greyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05083 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 29 min5:06 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 54 min7:20 am – 4:14 pm
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People198 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.083 householdsMedian household income $55,41787% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 112 employedMain industries: retail 22%, public administration 20%, education and health care 18%Average commute 31 minutes59% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 14% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 4°F43 in of rain a yearwettest month October89 in of snow a year, on about 46 days0 days above 90°F, 183 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Corinth station, 7 mi away; snow from Chelsea 2 Nw
Parks and public landsWest Fairlee Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 92 acresPodunk Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 892 acresFairlee Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 59 acresUnion Village Dam Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.7 mi · 998 acresReeds Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 72 acresClover Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 499 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 19 Jan 198244 mi away, near Sanbornton, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Aug 199649 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOrange County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025305 of 365 days measured57 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 113main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Grafton County, NH, 21 mi away
Internet at home60% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWest Fairlee MHPserves 50 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,082 ft330 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
