Chelsea is a town in Orange County, Vermont, home to about 1,223 people across 40 square miles. Its ZIP code is 05038.
Homes sold for a median of $154 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Chelsea; also Tunbridge
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chelsea. 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)109 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA137 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY242 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chelsea; 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.
Chelsea had 1,233 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 141st largest of 247 towns in Vermont by population.
Orange County grew from 19,313 residents in 1900 to 29,277 in 2020.
Orange County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 42.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 89 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chelsea 2 Nw, VT weather station (about a mile away).
6,040 jobs at 711 businesses in Orange County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chelsea.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Libraries (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 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.
Public schools here are run by First Branch Unified School District #82. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Branch Middle SchoolChelsea | 5–8 | 89 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven Treatment & Learning CenterChelsea | 2–8 | 4 | Nonsectarian | 1.7 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 Tunbridge.
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