West Rutland (CDP), Vermont

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West Rutland, Vermont
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West Rutland
Coordinates: 43°35′35″N73°2′44″W / 43.59306°N 73.04556°W / 43.59306; -73.04556
CountryUnited States
State Vermont
County Rutland
Town West Rutland
Area
[1]
  Total
3.69 sq mi (9.57 km2)
  Land3.68 sq mi (9.52 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
498 ft (152 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
1,898
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
05777
Area code 802
FIPS code 50-82375
GNIS feature ID2378138 [3]
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Church in West Rutland

West Rutland is the central village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of West Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,898, [2] out of 2,214 in the entire town of West Rutland.

The CDP is in central Rutland County, in the southern part of the town. It sits in a valley on the east side of the Taconic Mountains, drained to the east by the Clarendon River, a tributary of Otter Creek, and to the west by the Castleton River, a tributary of the Poultney River. Both sets of rivers eventually flow to Lake Champlain.

U.S. Route 4, a four-lane expressway, passes south of the village center, with access from Exit 6. Route 4 leads east 4 miles (6 km) to U.S. Route 7 on the south side of Rutland and west 13 miles (21 km) to Fair Haven. Vermont Route 4A, former US 4, is Main Street through West Rutland; it leads east 4 miles (6 km) to downtown Rutland and west 7 miles (11 km) to Castleton. Vermont Route 133 (Clarendon Avenue) leads south from the center of West Rutland 11 miles (18 km) to Middletown Springs.

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "West Rutland CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  3. "West Rutland Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.