Lyndon (CDP), Vermont explained

Official Name:Lyndon, Vermont
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Other Name:Lyndon Corner
Pushpin Map:Vermont#USA
Pushpin Label:Lyndon
Coordinates:44.5142°N -72.0106°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Vermont
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Caledonia
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Lyndon
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.62
Area Land Km2:0.62
Area Water Km2:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population:203
Population Density Km2:327.4
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:224
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:05851 (Lyndonville)
Area Code:802
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:50-41650
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2805703

Lyndon is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States, corresponding to the unincorporated village originally known as Lyndon Corner.[2] The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census, at which it had a population of 203.[3]

The village is in northern Caledonia County, in the southern part of the town of Lyndon. It occupies the valley of the South Wheelock Branch, an east-flowing tributary of the Passumpsic River and part of the Connecticut River watershed. U.S. Route 5 (Memorial Drive) passes through the east side of the village, and Interstate 91 forms the CDP's eastern edge. The two highways intersect at I-91's Exit 23 at the northeast corner of the village. US-5 leads north across the Passumpsic River into Lyndonville, the largest village in the town of Lyndon, and south 7miles to St. Johnsbury, while I-91 leads north to Newport and south past St. Johnsbury to White River Junction.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont . United States Census Bureau . October 5, 2021.
  2. Book: Fisher, Harriet F. . There was a Tavern in the Town . Vermont's Northland Journal . December 2007.
  3. Web site: Census - Geography Profile: Lyndon CDP, Vermont. United States Census Bureau. December 26, 2021.