ZIP Code 05253 — East Dorset CDP, VT Demographics & Data

ZIP code 05253 covers East Dorset, VT in Bennington County with a population of about 624.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 51.3 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 802; U.S. House district VT-00; the ALBANY - SCHENECTADY - TROY media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 15.5%; unemployment rate near 4.2%; 57.7% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 24.0 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Construction, and Retail trade; about 10.3% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 4.9 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $378,800 — about 9% above the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $725 (about 38% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 80.8% (about 15.4 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 05253 in East Dorset, VT, a household would need roughly $104,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $2,433. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for East Dorset CDP, VT as Relatively Low (composite score 52.3), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (71.9) and flood (64.5). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for East Dorset CDP, VT show little to no average snow and around 51.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 32 for ZIP 05253 (East Dorset CDP, VT) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.