St. Johnsbury (CDP), Vermont explained

Official Name:St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Vermont#USA
Pushpin Label:St. Johnsbury
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:44.4192°N -72.0153°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:St. Johnsbury
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:33.8
Area Land Km2:33.2
Area Water Km2:0.6
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population:5994
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:183
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:05819
Area Code:802
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:50-62125
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2378133

St. Johnsbury is a census-designated place (CDP) corresponding to the main settled areas in the town of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 5,994,[2] out of 7,364 in the entire town.

The CDP is in eastern Caledonia County, occupying the southern one-third of the town of St. Johnsbury. It includes the urban center of St. Johnsbury, the village of St. Johnsbury Center to the north up the valley of the Passumpsic River, and development along Route 2 to the east up the valley of the Moose River, but not as far as the village of East St. Johnsbury.

Interstate 91 passes through the west side of the CDP, with access from Exits 20, 21, and 22. I-91 leads north to Newport and south to White River. U.S. Routes 2 and 5 intersect in the center of the community. U.S. 2 leads west to Montpelier, the state capital, and east to Lancaster, New Hampshire, while U.S. 5 provides a local parallel route to I-91, leading north 8miles to Lyndonville and south to Wells River.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont . United States Census Bureau . October 5, 2021.
  2. Web site: St. Johnsbury CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. October 5, 2021.