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Around Charlotte
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albany International Airport (ALB)112 miles away
Closer regional airport
Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA176 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY255 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Charlotte; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Charlotte
U.S. Representative · Vermont at-largeBecca Balint (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Charlotte had 3,912 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 40th largest of 247 towns in Vermont by population.
Chittenden County grew from 39,600 residents in 1900 to 168,323 in 2020.
Chittenden County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 37.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 88 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Burlington Intl Ap, VT weather station (12 miles away).
Jobs in Chittenden County
88,131 jobs at 5,665 businesses in Chittenden County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
17 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Charlotte.
Nearest hospitals
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Burlington11.9 miles
Elizabethtown Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Elizabethtown19.4 miles
Porter Hospital INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Middlebury21.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
4
Specialist doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
10
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.
Places in and around Charlotte
Parks (4 nearby)
Charlotte Park and Wildlife Refuge · 275 acres1.8 mi
Charlotte Town Beach · 16 acres3.0 mi
Shelburne Town Beach · 2 acres4.0 mi
Little League Baseball Fields1.8 mi
Grocery stores
Shelburne Supermarket4.7 mi
Lantman's Market6.0 mi
Pharmacies
Kinney Drug5.9 mi
Kinney Drugs6.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Charlotte Library1.1 mi
Museums
Shelburne Museum4.3 mi
Rokeby Museum Special Collections Library6.1 mi
Robeby Museum6.1 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Charlotte Central SchoolCharlotte
Pre-K–8
407
Public
0.3 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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