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Welcome to Pawlet ...

Pawlet is located in Rutland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pawlet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1805.

Pawlet is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pawlet: 802

The ZIP code for Pawlet: 05761<3>

Communities Also Named Pawlet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pawlet - it's located in Nebraska.

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

Communities near Pawlet ...

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

  • Castleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Castleton is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Manchester is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
  • Poultney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Poultney is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Fair Haven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
  • Whitehall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehall is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
  • Granville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
  • Clarendon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarendon is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
  • Arlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Arlington is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
  • West Rutland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Wallingford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallingford is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 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 Pawlet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pawlet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pawlet ...

Looking for more information about Pawlet? 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 Pawlet, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pawlet.

Adding Pawlet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pawlet post office opened in 1805.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pawlet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Rutland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pawlet - 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 Pawlet). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pawlet 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/