ZIP Code 05261

05261 is one of Vermont's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Pownal, Bennington County.

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

Where this code sits

05261 is part of the 052xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Pownal.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 05261 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

802 Area code 802

ZIP codes nearest 05261

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 05261.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 05260	2.4 mi	North Pownal, VT
ZIP code 01267	5.5 mi	Williamstown, MA
ZIP code 05201	6.7 mi	Bennington, VT
ZIP code 12138	6.8 mi	Petersburg, NY
ZIP code 12089	7.5 mi	Hoosick, NY
ZIP code 05352	7.8 mi	Stamford, VT
ZIP code 01247	9.4 mi	North Adams, MA
ZIP code 05257	9.9 mi	North Bennington, 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 05261, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 05261. 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.