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Welcome to Lyndonville ...

The village of Lyndonville is located in Caledonia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyndonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lyndonville has a population of 1,160 people<2> (see below for details).

Lyndonville is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Lyndonville: 802

The ZIP code for Lyndonville: 05851<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lyndonville had an population of 1,160 people. This is a decrease of 3.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lyndonville had a population of 1,207 people. This makes Lyndonville the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Lyndonville represents 0.19% of the population of Vermont (which has 625,741 people), making it the state's 151st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,207 people, the population of Lyndonville decreased 1.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,227 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lyndonville.

Communities Also Named Lyndonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lyndonville - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Lyndonville ...

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

  • Saint Johnsbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Littleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardwick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hardwick is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,839 people
  • Barton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Barton is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,455 people
  • Danville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Danville is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
  • Burke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burke is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Barnet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Barnet is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
  • Cabot
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cabot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
  • Lunenburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Waterford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Waterford is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 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 Lyndonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lyndonville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyndonville. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lyndonville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyndonville ...

Looking for more information about Lyndonville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lyndonville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lyndonville.

Adding Lyndonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lyndonville 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 Lyndonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lyndonville post office opened in 1868.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyndonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Caledonia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lyndonville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lyndonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 village (such as Lyndonville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lyndonville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/