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Essex County, Vermont

Essex County, Vermont, has 6,051 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Guildhall. It uses Eastern Time and covers 662 sq mi (1,716 km²) of land.

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Essex County in Vermont
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Essex County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
6,051
Land area
662 sq mi (1,716 km²)
County seat or government
Guildhall
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$59,294 ± $3,865
Median home value
$172,500 ± $8,240
Median rent, with utilities
$827 ± $114
Homes lived in by their owners
82.4% ± 1.5 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micro area
Water area
11.1 sq mi (28.7 km²)
State
Vermont
County code (FIPS)
50009
Coordinates (central point)
44.724021, -71.732736
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Essex County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 058461,315 people
  2. 059061,210 people
  3. 058241,155 people
  4. 05905968 people
  5. 05903801 people
  6. 05858340 people
  7. 05837301 people
  8. 05904187 people
  9. 05907108 people
  10. 05902104 people
  11. 0584034 people
  12. 059019 people

12 ZIP Code areas overlap Essex County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Essex County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Towns, gores and grants in Essex County, largest first

  1. Town of Lunenburg1,267 people
  2. Town of Brighton1,167 people
  3. Town of Concord1,145 people
  4. Town of Canaan810 people
  5. Town of Guildhall371 people
  6. Town of Maidstone241 people
  7. Town of Bloomfield234 people
  8. Town of East Haven225 people
  9. Town of Brunswick109 people
  10. Town of Lemington108 people
  11. Town of Norton108 people
  12. Town of Ferdinand68 people
All 19
  1. Town of Granby67 people
  2. Town of Victory53 people
  3. Town of Averill9 people
  4. Avery's Gore0 people
  5. Town of Lewis0 people
  6. Warner's Grant0 people
  7. Warren's Gore0 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All towns, gores and grants in Vermont, by county

School districts in Essex County, largest first

  1. North Country Senior UHSD 226,523 people
  2. Northeast Kingdom Choice School District2,272 people
  3. Brighton School District1,167 people
  4. Canaan School District810 people
  5. Ferdinand School District68 people
  6. Averill School District9 people
  7. Averys Gore School District0 people
  8. Lewis School District0 people
  9. Warners Grant School District0 people
  10. Warrens Gore School District0 people
  11. Essex North Supervisory Union
  12. Kingdom East Supervisory District
All 14
  1. Kingdom East Unified Union School District
  2. North Country Supervisory Union

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Island Pond, Vermont (CDP)852 people
  2. Canaan, Vermont (CDP)293 people
  3. Lunenburg, Vermont (CDP)201 people
  4. Gilman, Vermont (CDP)165 people
  5. Concord, Vermont (CDP)143 people
  6. Beecher Falls, Vermont (CDP)67 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Coos County, New Hampshire22 mi east
  2. Caledonia County, Vermont26 mi southwest
  3. Orleans County, Vermont26 mi west
  4. Grafton County, New Hampshire55 mi south

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.