Montpelier is a city in Washington County, Vermont, home to about 8,014 people across 10 square miles. Its ZIP code is 05602.
Homes sold for a median of $259 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Montpelier; also Middlesex and Berlin
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Montpelier. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Portland International Jetport (PWM)121 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA155 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY258 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Montpelier; 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.
Montpelier had 8,074 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 15th 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 41.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Montpelier 2, VT weather station (about a mile 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).
541 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Montpelier.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 55 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 81 |
| Dentists | 18 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 78 |
| Mental health providers | 269 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 20 |
| Optometrists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 13 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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.
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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 1787.
Colleges and universities
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 Washington Central Unified Union School District #92, Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Elementary SchoolBerlin | Pre-K–6 | 182 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Union Elementary SchoolMontpelier | Pre-K–4 | 447 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Rumney Memorial SchoolMiddlesex | 1–6 | 114 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| Main Street Middle SchoolMontpelier | 5–8 | 348 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| U-32 Middle & High SchoolMontpelier | 7–12 | 647 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Montpelier High SchoolMontpelier | 9–12 | 388 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The New School of MontpelierMontpelier | 2–12 | 34 | Nonsectarian | 0.7 mi |
| The Pacem SchoolMontpelier | Ungraded | 31 | Nonsectarian | 0.8 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 Middlesex, Berlin, East Montpelier and Moretown.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.