Lyndon, Vermont | |
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![]() Lyndon Institute in Lyndon Center | |
![]() Lyndon, Vermont | |
Coordinates: 44°32′9″N 72°0′19″W / 44.53583°N 72.00528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Vermont |
County | Caledonia |
Communities | Lyndon Center Lyndonville East Lyndon Little Egypt Lyndon Corner |
Government | |
• Town Clerk, Treasurer | Dawn R. Dwyer |
• Selectboard | Dan Daley III (Chair) Christian Thompson Fred Gorham |
• Listers | Lawrence Willey Carol J. Fisher Linda Lee |
• Constable | Jack Harris |
Area | |
• Total | 39.8 sq mi (103.1 km2) |
• Land | 39.5 sq mi (102.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
Elevation | 700 ft (213 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,491 |
• Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 05849, 05850 |
Area code | 802 |
FIPS code | 50-41725[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1462140[2] |
Website | www |
Lyndon is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,491.[3] Lyndon is the home of Lyndon State College. The town contains five unincorporated villages, Lyndonville just east of the geographic center of town, Lyndon Corner in the south, Lyndon Center in the center of town on the west side of Lyndonville, Little Egypt in the north, and East Lyndon in the southeast.
Lyndon is the second-most populous town in the Northeast Kingdom; only neighboring St. Johnsbury is larger. It is also the fastest growing town in Vermont with a population over 5,000, growing 9.8% in the decade preceding the 2010 census.[4]