Pownal (CDP), Vermont

Pownal, Vermont
Pownal is located in Vermont
Pownal
Pownal
Pownal is located in the United States
Pownal
Pownal
Coordinates: 42°45′56″N 73°14′18″W / 42.76556°N 73.23833°W / 42.76556; -73.23833
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyBennington
TownPownal
Area
 • Total0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2)
 • Land0.51 sq mi (1.33 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
553 ft (169 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
05261
Area code802
FIPS code50-56950
GNIS feature ID2807124[2]

Pownal is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

It is located in southwestern Bennington County, in the southwestern part of the town of Pownal, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the Vermont–Massachusetts border. The Hoosic River, a westward-flowing tributary of the Hudson River, forms the western edge of the village. Vermont Route 346 passes through the center of the village, leading northwest 3 miles (5 km) to North Pownal. It has its southern terminus in the eastern part of Pownal village, at U.S. Route 7, which leads north 9 miles (14 km) to Bennington and south 5 miles (8 km) to Williamstown.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pownal Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.