Lyndon (CDP), Vermont

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Lyndon, Vermont
Lyndon Corner
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Coordinates: 44°30′51″N72°0′38″W / 44.51417°N 72.01056°W / 44.51417; -72.01056 Coordinates: 44°30′51″N72°0′38″W / 44.51417°N 72.01056°W / 44.51417; -72.01056
CountryUnited States
State Vermont
County Caledonia
Town Lyndon
Area
[1]
  Total0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
  Land0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
735 ft (224 m)
Population
 (2020)
203
  Density848/sq mi (327.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
05851 (Lyndonville)
Area code(s) 802
FIPS code 50-41650
GNIS feature ID2805703 [2]

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. [3] The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census, [2] at which it had a population of 203. [4]

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 1 mile (1.6 km) into Lyndonville, the largest village in the town of Lyndon, and south 7 miles (11 km) to St. Johnsbury, while I-91 leads north 35 miles (56 km) to Newport and south past St. Johnsbury 66 miles (106 km) to White River Junction.

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Lyndon Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  3. Fisher, Harriet F. (December 2007). There was a Tavern in the Town. Vermont's Northland Journal.
  4. "Census - Geography Profile: Lyndon CDP, Vermont". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 26, 2021.