Cornwall is a town in Addison County, Vermont, home to about 1,208 people across 29 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 05753 and 05778.
Homes sold for a median of $159 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population1,20842 per sq mi
Median home value$458,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$159Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cornwall. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Cornwall
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albany International Airport (ALB)91 miles away
Closer regional airport
Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV)33 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA158 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY233 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Cornwall; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Cornwall
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
Cornwall had 1,207 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 143rd largest of 247 towns in Vermont by population.
Addison County grew from 21,912 residents in 1900 to 37,363 in 2020.
Addison 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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 38.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 59 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cornwall, VT weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Addison County
13,471 jobs at 1,158 businesses in Addison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
324 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cornwall’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Porter Hospital INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · MiddleburyUnder a mile
Gifford Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Randolph25.7 miles
Elizabethtown Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Elizabethtown26.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
38
Specialist doctors
38
Dentists
13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
48
Mental health providers
142
Physical and occupational therapists
32
Optometrists
5
Chiropractors
8
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.
Places in and around Cornwall
Parks (6 nearby)
Legion Fields · 20 acres1.1 mi
Otter View Park · 14 acres2.2 mi
Middlebury Recreation Park · 12 acres1.7 mi
Middlebury Town Green · 2 acres1.8 mi
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Hannaford1.2 mi
Shaw's Grocery1.8 mi
Middlebury Natural Foods Co-Op1.9 mi
Greg's Meat Market2.1 mi
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Walgreens1.4 mi
Kinney Drugs1.6 mi
Marble Works Pharmacy1.9 mi
Libraries (5 nearby)
Julian W. Abernethy Collection of American Literature1.4 mi
Davis Family Library1.5 mi
Ilsley Public Library1.7 mi
Armstrong Science Library1.8 mi
Cornwall Free Public Library2.6 mi
Museums (3 nearby)
Middlebury College Museum of Art1.1 mi
Sheldon Museum1.7 mi
Cornwall Historical Society2.6 mi
Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)
Kevin P. Mahaney '84 Center for the Arts1.2 mi
Hepburn Zoo1.4 mi
Dana Auditorium1.6 mi
Wright Memorial Theatre1.6 mi
Town Hall Theater1.7 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Addison Central Unified Union School District #55, Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53, Patricia Hannaford Career Center. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Bingham Memorial SchoolCornwall
Pre-K–5
91
Public
2.4 mi
Mary Hogan SchoolMiddlebury
Pre-K–5
484
Public
1.6 mi
Otter Creek Academy at Leicester Sudbury and WhitingWhiting
Pre-K–6
92
Public
9.1 mi
Weybridge Elementary SchoolMiddlebury
Pre-K–5
42
Public
4.2 mi
Middlebury Union Middle SchoolMiddlebury
6–8
381
Public
1.2 mi
Middlebury Union High SchoolMiddlebury
9–12
521
Public
1.3 mi
Patricia A. Hannaford Career CenterMiddlebury
9–12
—
Career and Technical
1.3 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Bridge School, IncMiddlebury
Pre-K–6
27
Nonsectarian
3.4 mi
East Valley AcademyEast Randolph
4–12
10
Nonsectarian
31.1 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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