East Dorset, Vermont

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East Dorset, Vermont
Census-designated place
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East Dorset
Coordinates: 43°14′23″N73°0′33″W / 43.23972°N 73.00917°W / 43.23972; -73.00917 Coordinates: 43°14′23″N73°0′33″W / 43.23972°N 73.00917°W / 43.23972; -73.00917
CountryUnited States
State Vermont
County Bennington
Town Dorset
Area
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 • Total2.24 sq mi (5.79 km2)
 • Land2.22 sq mi (5.76 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
790 ft (240 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
05253
Area code(s) 802
FIPS code 50-20350
GNIS feature ID2805700 [2]

East Dorset is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

It is in northern Bennington County, in the eastern part of the town of Dorset, in a valley between Mount Aeolus of the Taconic Mountains to the west and the Green Mountains to the east. The Batten Kill rises at East Dorset and flows south and west to the Hudson River in New York.

U.S. Route 7 passes through East Dorset, leading north 26 miles (42 km) to Rutland and south 28 miles (45 km) to Bennington.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "East Dorset Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.


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