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Welcome to East Charleston ...

East Charleston is located in Orleans County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Charleston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for East Charleston: E. Charleston

East Charleston is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Charleston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for East Charleston: 802

The ZIP code for East Charleston: 05833<3>

Communities Also Named East Charleston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Charleston - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Charleston.

Communities near East Charleston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Charleston.

  • Newport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Derby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Derby is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,184 people
  • Newport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,121 people
  • Stanstead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Barton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Barton is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,455 people
  • Burke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Burke is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Brighton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
  • Irasburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Irasburg is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irasburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,129 people
  • Glover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Glover is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Stanstead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Charleston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Charleston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Charleston. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Charleston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Charleston. See our Newspapers Page for East Charleston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Charleston ...

Looking for more information about East Charleston? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Charleston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Charleston.

Adding East Charleston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Charleston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for East Charleston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Charleston post office opened in 1833.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Charleston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Orleans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Charleston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 East Charleston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Charleston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/