Lyndon (CDP), Vermont

Lyndon, Vermont
Lyndon Corner
Lyndon is located in Vermont
Lyndon
Lyndon
Lyndon is located in the United States
Lyndon
Lyndon
Coordinates: 44°30′51″N 72°0′38″W / 44.51417°N 72.01056°W / 44.51417; -72.01056
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyCaledonia
TownLyndon
Area
 • Total
0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
 • Land0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
735 ft (224 m)
Population
 (2020)
203
 • Density848/sq mi (327.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
05851 (Lyndonville)
Area code802
FIPS code50-41650
GNIS feature ID2805703[2]

Lyndon is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States, corresponding to the unincorporated village originally known as Lyndon Corner.[3] The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census,[2] at which it had a population of 203.[4]

The village is in northern Caledonia County, in the southern part of the town of Lyndon. It occupies the valley of the South Wheelock Branch, an east-flowing tributary of the Passumpsic River and part of the Connecticut River watershed. U.S. Route 5 (Memorial Drive) passes through the east side of the village, and Interstate 91 forms the CDP's eastern edge. The two highways intersect at I-91's Exit 23 at the northeast corner of the village. US-5 leads north across the Passumpsic River 1 mile (1.6 km) into Lyndonville, the largest village in the town of Lyndon, and south 7 miles (11 km) to St. Johnsbury, while I-91 leads north 35 miles (56 km) to Newport and south past St. Johnsbury 66 miles (106 km) to White River Junction.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lyndon Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Fisher, Harriet F. (December 2007). There was a Tavern in the Town. Vermont's Northland Journal.
  4. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Lyndon CDP, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2021.