Jamaica (CDP), Vermont

Jamaica, Vermont
Census-designated place
Jamaica is located in Vermont
Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is located in the United States
Jamaica
Jamaica
Coordinates: 43°6′0″N 72°46′42″W / 43.10000°N 72.77833°W / 43.10000; -72.77833
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyWindham
TownJamaica
Area
[1]
 • Total0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
 • Land0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
720 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
174
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
05343
Area code802
FIPS code50-36100
GNIS feature ID2807162[3]

Jamaica is the central village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 174,[2] compared to 1,005 in the entire town.

The CDP is in northwestern Windham County, in the center of the town of Jamaica. It sits on the eastern side of the Green Mountains in the valley of Ball Mountain Brook where it joins the West River, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River. Jamaica State Park is on the West River on the northern edge of the village. 1,755-foot (535 m) Ball Mountain rises to the north over the West River, while 2,093-foot (638 m) College Hill rises to the west.

Vermont Routes 30 and 100 pass concurrently through the center of Jamaica. Route 30 leads northwest over the Green Mountains 20 miles (32 km) to Manchester Center and southeast down the West River valley 26 miles (42 km) to Brattleboro, while Route 100 leads north 11 miles (18 km) to Londonderry and south 25 miles (40 km) to Wilmington.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Jamaica CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jamaica Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.