West Pawlet, Vermont Explained

Official Name:West Pawlet, Vermont
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Vermont#USA
Pushpin Label:West Pawlet
Coordinates:43.3539°N -73.2519°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Vermont
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rutland
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Pawlet
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.36
Area Land Km2:1.35
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population:220
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:535
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:05775
Area Code:802
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:50-82150
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2807155

West Pawlet is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 220,[2] slightly more than the population of the village of Pawlet at the town center.

The CDP is in southwestern Rutland County, along the western border of the town, which is also the New York state line. Vermont Route 153 passes through the village, leading northeast 3miles to Vermont Route 30 near North Pawlet and south 7miles to Rupert. Granville, New York, is 4miles to the north via New York State Route 22, which runs just west of West Pawlet.

West Pawlet is in the valley of the Indian River, a north-flowing tributary of the Mettawee River, which it joins at Granville. The rivers are part of the Lake Champlain watershed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont . United States Census Bureau . October 19, 2021 . October 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211001183705/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_50.txt . live .
  2. Web site: West Pawlet CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. October 19, 2021. October 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019194038/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US5082150&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1. live.