Jamaica (CDP), Vermont explained

Official Name:Jamaica, Vermont
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Vermont#USA
Pushpin Label:Jamaica
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:43.1°N -72.7783°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Vermont
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Windham
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Jamaica
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.02
Area Land Km2:1.99
Area Water Km2:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population:174
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:220
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:05343
Area Code:802
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:50-36100
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2807162

Jamaica is the central village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 174,[2] compared to 1,005 in the entire town.

The CDP is in northwestern Windham County, in the center of the town of Jamaica. It sits on the eastern side of the Green Mountains in the valley of Ball Mountain Brook where it joins the West River, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River. Jamaica State Park is on the West River on the northern edge of the village. 535order=flipNaNorder=flip Ball Mountain rises to the north over the West River, while 638order=flipNaNorder=flip College Hill rises to the west.

Vermont Routes 30 and 100 pass concurrently through the center of Jamaica. Route 30 leads northwest over the Green Mountains to Manchester Center and southeast down the West River valley to Brattleboro, while Route 100 leads north 11miles to Londonderry and south to Wilmington.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont . United States Census Bureau . October 21, 2021.
  2. Web site: Jamaica CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. October 21, 2021.