South Woodstock, Vermont

South Woodstock, Vermont
Census-designated place
South Woodstock is located in Vermont
South Woodstock
South Woodstock
South Woodstock is located in the United States
South Woodstock
South Woodstock
Coordinates: 43°33′56″N 72°31′56″W / 43.56556°N 72.53222°W / 43.56556; -72.53222
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyWindsor
TownWoodstock
Elevation
1,040 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code802
GNIS feature ID1459626[1]

South Woodstock is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Woodstock in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. Its elevation is 1,040 feet (320 m), and it is located at 43°33′56″N 72°31′56″W / 43.56556°N 72.53222°W / 43.56556; -72.53222 (43.5656256, -72.5323158),[1] in the Kedron Valley.[2]

A post office was established in South Woodstock in 1828;[3] today, its ZIP code is 05071.[4] The ZCTA for ZIP Code 05071 had a population of 456 at the 2000 census.[5] The ZCTA includes large areas outside the village district and includes the entire southern portion of the town of Woodstock.

Once a center of sheep husbandry, South Woodstock is split between commercial and residential areas. Beside the post office, public services in the community include a volunteer fire department;[2] moreover, Woodstock maintains a local police department.[6]

The South Woodstock Village Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[7] The historic district consists of 44 contributing and 11 non-contributing properties over an area of 360 acres (150 ha), including a significant concentration of brick buildings. The district includes examples of Greek Revival and Federal architecture from before the American Civil War. Notable buildings include an 1825 school that became a Grange Hall, the South Chapel (1839), and the Perkins Academy (1848).[8]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Woodstock, Vermont
  2. ^ a b South Woodstock, Town of Woodstock 2009. Accessed 2009-07-04.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Woodstock Post Office
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ Woodstock Police Department, Town of Woodstock, 2009. Accessed 2009-07-04.
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  8. ^ Margaret N. Delaittre (1981). "NRHP nomination for South Woodstock Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved August 23, 2016. with photos from 1981