Fairlee (CDP), Vermont explained

Official Name:Fairlee, Vermont
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Vermont#USA
Pushpin Label:Fairlee
Coordinates:43.9078°N -72.1422°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Vermont
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Orange
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Fairlee
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.71
Area Land Km2:1.56
Area Water Km2:0.15
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population:198
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:430
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:05045
Area Code:802
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:50-25600
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2586631

Fairlee is the primary village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Fairlee, Orange County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 198 [2] out of 988 in the entire town of Fairlee.

The CDP is on the eastern edge of Orange County, in the southeastern part of the town of Fairlee. It is bordered to the east by the Connecticut River, which forms the Vermont–New Hampshire border. The town of Orford, New Hampshire, is to the east across the river. U.S. Route 5 passes through the center of the village, and Interstate 91 runs along the western edge. Both highways lead north 7miles to Bradford and south the same distance to Thetford. Vermont Route 25A leads east to the Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge across the Connecticut River, at which point it becomes New Hampshire Route 25A, leading into Orford.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont . United States Census Bureau . October 14, 2021.
  2. Web site: Fairlee CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. October 14, 2021.