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Welcome to Woodstock ...

The village of Woodstock is located in Windsor County<1> and is the County Seat for Windsor County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodstock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1797.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Woodstock has a population of 862 people<2> (see below for details).

Woodstock is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Woodstock: 802

The ZIP code for Woodstock: 05091<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Woodstock had an population of 862 people. This is a decrease of 4.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Woodstock had a population of 900 people. This makes Woodstock the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of Woodstock represents 0.14% of the population of Vermont (which has 625,741 people), making it the state's 189th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 900 people, the population of Woodstock decreased 7.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 977 people).

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

Communities Also Named Woodstock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Woodstock - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Woodstock ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Claremont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartford is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
  • Enfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hartland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Norwich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwich is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
  • Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Windsor is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
  • Royalton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Royalton is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,882 people
  • Weathersfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodstock ...

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

Adding Woodstock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Woodstock post office opened in 1797.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodstock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windsor, 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 Woodstock.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodstock - 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 Woodstock). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Woodstock 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/