Summary for Ripton

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Located in: Addison County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Code: 802

Elevation: 1,770 feet [539.5 m] above sea level<1>

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

Population

Total Area:<3> 49.86 sq. miles [129.1 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 343

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

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

Lat: 43.995900° (or 43°59'45" N)

Lon: -72.982300° (or -72°58'56" W)

USGS Topo Map: Bread Loaf<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ripton

GNIS ID: 1462187

FIPS State / Place Code: 50 / 59650

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

The community of Middlebury is the County Seat for Addison County.

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

Population

Total Area: 807 sq. miles [2,092.1 km²] - of which 5.13% is water (41.43 sq. miles [107.3 km²])

Housing Units: 16,760

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Addison

GNIS ID: 1461757

FIPS State / County Code: 50 / 001

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

About Vermont

From the US Census

Population

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Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Vermont

GNIS ID: 1779802

FIPS State: 50

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ripton - 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 Ripton. 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 Ripton, 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 Ripton.