ZIP Code 05038

05038 is one of Vermont's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Chelsea, Orange County.

City: Chelsea
County: Orange County
State: Vermont
Prefix: 050xx

Where this code sits

05038 is part of the 050xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Chelsea.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 05038 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

802 Area code 802

ZIP codes nearest 05038

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 05038.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 05074	3.4 mi	Thetford, VT
ZIP code 05041	4.8 mi	East Randolph, VT
ZIP code 05675	5.8 mi	Washington, VT
ZIP code 05077	6.0 mi	Tunbridge, VT
ZIP code 05036	6.1 mi	Brookfield, VT
ZIP code 05061	7.4 mi	Randolph Center, VT
ZIP code 05679	8.4 mi	Williamstown, VT
ZIP code 05079	8.5 mi	Vershire, VT

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 05038, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 05038. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.