Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min5:00 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 46 min7:22 am – 4:08 pm
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People108 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.856 householdsMedian household income $65,625Median home value $200,000100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,769 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 76°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 22°F, lows 0°F43 in of rain a yearwettest month June115 in of snow a year, on about 64 days1 days above 90°F, 199 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Averill station, 8 mi away; snow from Island Pond
Parks and public landsBill Sladyk Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 6,337 acresSilvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.3 mi · 27,090 acresAverill Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 378 acresBrighton State Parkstate park · 10.7 miWenlock Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 384 acresSentinel Rock State Parkstate park · 14.5 mi · 52 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 20 Oct 198844 mi away, near Milan, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Apr 201049 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowEssex County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively LowCold wave Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025281 of 345 days measured60 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Coos County, NH, 34 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBrighton Water Systemserves 1,200 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,551 ft473 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUpper Connecticut Valley Hospital17.3 miPost officeNorton Post Office3.6 miTown hallNorton Town Hall4.1 miFire stationBrighton Fire Department10.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV73 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM118 miInterstateI-9113 miUS highwayUS 514 miAmtrakMontpelier-Berlin, VT MPR62 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05907 ZIP area.
