ZIP Code 05251

05251 is one of Vermont's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Dorset, Bennington County.

City: Dorset
County: Bennington County
State: Vermont
Prefix: 052xx

Where this code sits

05251 is part of the 052xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Dorset.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 05251 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

802 Area code 802

ZIP codes nearest 05251

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 05251.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 05253	3.9 mi	East Dorset, VT
ZIP code 05776	5.7 mi	West Rupert, VT
ZIP code 05255	6.7 mi	Manchester Center, VT
ZIP code 05254	6.9 mi	Manchester, VT
ZIP code 05739	7.3 mi	Danby, VT
ZIP code 05768	7.4 mi	Rupert, VT
ZIP code 05761	7.4 mi	Pawlet, VT
ZIP code 05152	9.6 mi	Peru, 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 05251, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 05251. 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.