Summary for Essex

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Located in: Chittenden County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Code: 802

Elevation: 480 feet [146.3 m] above sea level<1>

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

Population

Total Area:<3> 39.32 sq. miles [101.8 km²] - of which 1.26% is water (0.49 sq. miles [1.3 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 8,146

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Essex:

Lat: 44.513900° (or 44°30'50" N)

Lon: -73.061500° (or -73°3'41" W)

USGS Topo Map: Essex Center<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Essex

GNIS ID: 1462091

FIPS State / Place Code: 50 / 24175

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

The community of Burlington is the County Seat for {Chittenden County}.

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

Population

Total Area: 619 sq. miles [1,604 km²] - of which 13.36% is water (82.7 sq. miles [214.2 km²])

Housing Units: 65,722

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Chittenden

GNIS ID: 1461760

FIPS State / County Code: 50 / 007

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

About Vermont

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Vermont

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Vermont

GNIS ID: 1779802

FIPS State: 50

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Essex - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	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.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Essex. 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.
<4>	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).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Essex, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Essex.