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Welcome to East Charlotte ...

East Charlotte is located in Chittenden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Charlotte, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for East Charlotte: E. Charlotte

East Charlotte is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Charlotte: 802

Communities Also Named East Charlotte ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Charlotte - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near East Charlotte ...

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

  • Burlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Essex
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Essex is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
  • South Burlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burlington
    • South Burlington is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Burlington <3>
  • Colchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
    • Colchester is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
  • Essex Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
    • Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
  • Williston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Williston is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Shelburne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
    • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
  • Winooski
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winooski have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winooski
    • Winooski is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winooski <3>
  • Jericho
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jericho have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Jericho is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
  • Hinesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
    • Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people

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 Charlotte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Charlotte.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Charlotte. 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 Charlotte.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Charlotte ...

Looking for more information about East Charlotte? 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 Charlotte, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Charlotte.

Adding East Charlotte to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Charlotte 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 for East Charlotte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Charlotte post office opened in 1875.

We also found East Charlotte in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Chittenden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Charlotte - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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