Barre City is a city in Washington County, Vermont, home to about 8,412 people across 4.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 05641.
Homes sold for a median of $203 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Barre City; also Barre Town and Berlin
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Barre City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albany International Airport (ALB)119 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA149 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY255 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Barre City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Barre City had 8,491 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 13th largest of 247 towns in Vermont by population.
Washington County grew from 36,607 residents in 1900 to 59,807 in 2020.
Washington County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 38.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Barre Montpelier Ap, VT weather station (4 miles away).
26,122 jobs at 2,118 businesses in Washington County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
203 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Barre City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 21 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 10 |
| Dentists | 16 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 31 |
| Mental health providers | 87 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 31 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (7 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1895.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Barre Unified Union School District #97, Central Vermont Career Center. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barre City Elementary/Middle SchoolBarre | Pre-K–8 | 701 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Barre Town Elementary & Middle SchoolBarre | Pre-K–8 | 821 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Central Vermont Career CenterBarre | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 0.4 mi |
| Spaulding Union High SchoolBarre | 9–12 | 610 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montessori School of CentralBarre | Pre-K–6 | 39 | Nonsectarian | 1.9 mi |
| St Monica-St. Michael SchoolBarre | Pre-K–8 | 117 | Roman Catholic | 0.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Barre Town, Berlin and Orange.
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