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Summary for Derby


Although we found mention of Derby during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..

One piece of information that we would especially like to find is the location (ie- GPS coordinates) of Derby. If you can help us locate Derby, please Contact Us.


About Derby (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Orleans County (see below)

Time Zone: Derby lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 802

ZIP Code: 05829<2>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Derby

GNIS ID:   None

FIPS State / Place Code:   50 / 17275

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Derby)


About Orleans County

The community of Newport is the County Seat for Orleans County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our )

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<3>     27,037   (0.76% decrease since 2010)  
2010     27,245   (3.68% increase since 2000)
2000:     26,277

Total Area:<4>   721 sq. miles [1,867.8 km²]   - of which 3.87% is water (27.9 sq. miles [72.3 km²])

Housing Units: <5>   16,162

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Orleans

GNIS ID:   1461766

FIPS State / County Code:   50 / 019

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Derby)


About Vermont

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     624,046   (0.27% decrease since 2010)  
2010:     625,741   (2.78% increase since 2000)
2000:     608,827

Websites for State of Vermont

Official Website:   https://www.vermont.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.vermontvacation.com/

Parks:   https://www.vtstateparks.com/

Fishing:   https://vtfishandwildlife.com/fish

Hunting:   https://vtfishandwildlife.com/hunt

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Vermont

GNIS ID:   1779802

FIPS State:   50

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Derby)

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Derby and then turned west". While Derby could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Derby as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Derby could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Vermont community named Derby.
<2>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Derby). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Derby or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Derby. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).