Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,833
| This zip code: | $47,833 | | Vermont: | $49,907 |
Nearest zip codes: 05146, 05150, 05142, 05156, 05359, 05154.
Housing units in zip code 05143 with a mortgage: 554 (40 second mortgage, 78 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 293
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,266
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $544
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.8% | | Whole state: | 10.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 05143: Horseshoe Acres (A), Tater Hill Ski Center (B), Tater Hill Golf Course (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 05143 include: Andover Community Church (A), Old Brick Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Baileys Mills Cemetery (1), North Street Cemetery (2), North Windham Cemetery (3), Baltimore Cemetery (4), Pettengill Cemetery (5), Pleasant View Cemetery (6), Popple Dungeon Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Chester Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Potash Brook (A), Hall Brook (B), Trout Brook (C), Weaver Brook (D), Lovejoy Brook (E), Andover Branch (F), Athens Brook (G), Whitmore Brook (H), Beaver Meadow Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 37
- 1995 to 1998: 122
- 1990 to 1994: 181
- 1980 to 1989: 406
- 1970 to 1979: 418
- 1960 to 1969: 335
- 1950 to 1959: 191
- 1940 to 1949: 103
- 1939 or earlier: 759
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester-Chester Depot, VT (05143): |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 62
- 2 bedrooms: 362
- 3 bedrooms: 724
- 4 bedrooms: 273
- 5 or more bedrooms: 93
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 18
- 1 bedrooms: 163
- 2 bedrooms: 139
- 3 bedrooms: 99
- 4 bedrooms: 20
- 5 or more bedrooms: 13
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Vehicles available in 05143 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 55
- 1 vehicle: 396
- 2 vehicles: 723
- 3 vehicles: 262
- 4 vehicles: 73
- 5 or more vehicles: 13
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 61
- 1 vehicle: 221
- 2 vehicles: 140
- 3 vehicles: 19
- 4 vehicles: 4
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 05143:
- Less than $10,000: 4
- $10,000 to $14,999: 2
- $15,000 to $19,999: 2
- $20,000 to $24,999: 3
- $25,000 to $29,999: 5
- $30,000 to $34,999: 8
- $35,000 to $39,999: 9
- $40,000 to $49,999: 16
- $50,000 to $59,999: 10
- $60,000 to $69,999: 10
- $70,000 to $79,999: 18
- $80,000 to $89,999: 25
- $90,000 to $99,999: 25
- $100,000 to $124,999: 99
- $125,000 to $149,999: 201
- $150,000 to $174,999: 193
- $175,000 to $199,999: 151
- $200,000 to $249,999: 251
- $250,000 to $299,999: 179
- $300,000 to $399,999: 141
- $400,000 to $499,999: 83
- $500,000 to $749,999: 91
- $750,000 to $999,999: 9
- $1,000,000 or more: 18
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 05143:
- Less than $100: 5
- $100 to $149: 3
- $150 to $199: 18
- $200 to $249: 15
- $250 to $299: 18
- $300 to $349: 13
- $350 to $399: 13
- $400 to $449: 13
- $450 to $499: 14
- $500 to $549: 22
- $550 to $599: 29
- $600 to $649: 41
- $650 to $699: 9
- $700 to $749: 7
- $750 to $799: 5
- $800 to $899: 22
- $1,500 to $1,999: 13
- No cash rent: 59
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $196,349.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $187,667
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $507,958
- Two or more races householders: $507,958
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $207,801
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $199,726 (it was $107,800 in 2000)
| 05143: | $199,726 | | Vermont: | $205,400 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $139,305 - $312,100
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $250,956| Here: | $250,956 | | State: | $261,622 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $306,443| Here: | $306,443 | | State: | $260,121 |
In 2-unit structures: $316,756| Here: | $316,756 | | State: | $262,527 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $244,082| Here: | $244,082 | | State: | $232,572 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $3,223,495| Here: | $3,223,495 | | State: | $208,163 |
Mobile homes: $55,370| Here: | $55,370 | | State: | $47,932 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,978
- One, attached: 39
- Two: 104
- 3 or 4: 68
- 5 to 9: 48
- 10 to 19: 35
- 20 to 49: 28
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 242
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,917 (79%)
- Carpooled: 180 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 139 (6%)
- Other means: 17 (1%)
- Worked at home: 177 (7%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 195
- 5 to 9 minutes: 317
- 10 to 14 minutes: 289
- 15 to 19 minutes: 420
- 20 to 24 minutes: 317
- 25 to 29 minutes: 132
- 30 to 34 minutes: 195
- 35 to 39 minutes: 62
- 40 to 44 minutes: 72
- 45 to 59 minutes: 160
- 60 to 89 minutes: 68
- 90 or more minutes: 33
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,658
- In family households: 3,869 (1,025 male householders, 306 female householders)
1,101 spouses, 1,235 children (1,124 natural, 55 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 41 other relatives, 102 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 789 (274 male householders (215 living alone)), 364 female householders (291 living alone)), 151 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 668 2-persons, 303 3-persons, 232 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 506 1-person, 119 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 1 5-persons.
746 married couples with children.
246 single-parent households (86 men, 160 women).
97.1% of residents of 05143 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 13% well, 18% not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 13% well, 9% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (14% very well, 57% well, 29% not well).
Foreign born population: 102 (2.2%)
(65.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.2% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (17%)
- Canada (17%)
- United Kingdom (16%)
- Other Northern Europe (9%)
- Jamaica (8%)
- Italy (6%)
- Netherlands (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 8
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 6
- 1980 to 1984: 3
- 1975 to 1979: 7
- 1970 to 1974: 5
- 1970 to 1974: 16
- 1965 to 1969: 57
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White population: 4,530
Black population: 13
American Indian population: 7
Asian population: 19
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 4
Two or more races population: 31

First ancestries reported:
|  English: 657 |
|  United States or American: 485 |
|  Irish: 385 |
|  French (except Basque): 331 |
|  German: 302 |
|  Scottish: 182 |
|  Italian: 176 |
|  French Canadian: 174 |
|  Other groups: 165 |
|  Polish: 99 |
|  Finnish: 89 |
|  Swedish: 68 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 56 |
|  Norwegian: 53 |
|  Dutch: 47 |
|  Russian: 35 |
|  Welsh: 30 |
|  Northern European: 25 |
|  Canadian: 24 |
|  Austrian: 21 |
|  Swiss: 19 |
|  Danish: 14 |
|  British: 14 |
|  European: 12 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 11 |
|  Portuguese: 9 |
|  Scandinavian: 8 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 8 |
|  Ukrainian: 8 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8 |
|  Jamaican: 8 |
|  Czech: 7 |
|  Slovak: 5 |
|  Hungarian: 4 |
|  Lithuanian: 4 |
|  Australian: 3 |
|  New Zealander: 2 |
|  Lebanese: 2 |
|  Arab:: 2 |
|  Turkish: 2 |
|  Eastern European: 1 |
|  Slovene: 1 |
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CHESTER-ANDOVER USD #29 (72 MAIN STREET in CHESTER, VT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PS070
- KIOSKO INC CHESTER VT (465 PENNELL RD in CHESTER, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: HUGH PENNELL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- B & B MINI MART (3009 SIMONSVILLE RD in ANDOVER, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CLARENCE E JELLEY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- CHESTER MTP (556 ELM STREET in CHESTER, VT)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: TOWN OF CHESTER
- PUTNEY PASTA CO INC (926 VT RTE 103 SOUTH in CHESTER, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: JCJ PROPERTIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- TOWN & VILLAGE BUS (386 DEPOT ST in CHESTER, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: BUS AND OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSIT SYSTEMS.
Organizations: TOWN & VILLAGE TRANSPORTATION SVC INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BEAR PAW LUMBER CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
- W A SANDRI INC (60 VT RTE 103 SOUTH in CHESTER, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: SANDRI REALTY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BUX AUTO BODY (RTE 11 in CHESTER, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: MICHAEL BUXTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CEPCO INC (ELM ST in CHESTER, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: WICKES COMPANIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHAMPLAIN OIL CO CHESTER JIFFY MART (MAIN ST in CHESTER, VT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CHICO GREG TRUCKING (RTE 103 in CHESTER, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: BRUCE PARKER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DR STEPHEN A SAUNDERS DDS (55 VT RTE 11 W ELLSWORTH BLDG in CHESTER, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
- LUZENAC AMERICA INC. (ROUTE 11 in CHESTER, VT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: MINERALS AND EARTHS, GROUND OR OTHERWISE TREATED
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 05143
- Second Wind Bed & Breakfast, Grafton St, Chester, VT 05143, Phone: (802) 875-3438
- Inn Victoria, 321 Main St, Chester, VT 05143, Phone: (802) 875-4288, Fax: (802) 875-2504
- Green Leaf Inn, Depot St, Chester, VT 05143, Phone: (802) 875-3171
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 05143
Median worth of mobile homes: $69,736
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (65%)
- Wood (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2471
- Northeast: 1641
- Midwest: 159
- South: 127
- West: 118
65% of the 05143 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Vermont.
Population in 1990: 3,449. Population change in the 1990s: +1,156 (+33.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25
| Here: | 5.0% | | Vermont: | 7.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
| Here: | 9.2% | | Vermont: | 10.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
| Here: | 18.5% | | Vermont: | 37.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (CHESTER, VT):
- M & M EXCAVATING INC (315 PLEASANT ST; small business): $46,525 in 9 contracts from 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material) by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $8,650; 2003: $12,790; 2004: $10,010; 2005: $15,075; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$14,375 with Army for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material). Signed on 2005-11-16. Completion date: 2006-10-31.
$10,010, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-29. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
$9,330, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-14. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
$8,650, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-01. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
- RUSHTON, KEVIN (758 CLEMONS RD; small business): $24,230 in 2 contracts in 2003
$12,730 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2003-04-19. Completion date: 2003-05-31.
$11,500 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-07-02. Completion date: 2003-08-31.
- LANREL, LLC (822 VERMONT RTE 103N; small business): $18,404 in 9 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $744; 2004: $11,360; 2005: $-80; 2006: $6,380.
Biggest contracts:
$3,209 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2006-01-06. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
$3,171, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-09. Completion date: 2006-10-31.
$3,150, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-22. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
$3,150 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-11-22. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
- EXCEL JANITORIAL (442 ELM ST; small business): $7,302 in 9 contracts from 2001 to 2003
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $2,915; 2002: $16,468; 2003: $-12,081; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$9,315 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2002-10-29. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
$7,739, same as above. Signed on 2002-01-14. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
$3,506, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-07. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
$3,335, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-19. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
- BUSINESS MARKET RESEARCH LAB, (397 RIVER ST; small business)
$5,295 with Army for Manpower Studies. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2006-09-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Information: Directory and Mailing List Publishers (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 3, 1-4: 7)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (10-19: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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