South Woodstock, Vermont
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South Woodstock is an unincorporated village
in the town
of Woodstock in Windsor County, Vermont
, United States
. Its elevation is 1,040 feet (317 m), and it is located at 43°33′56"N 72°31′56"W (43.5656256, -72.5323158), in the Kedron Valley.
A post office
was established in South Woodstock in 1828; today, its ZIP code
is 05071. The ZCTA
for ZIP Code 05071 had a population of 456 at the 2000 census
. The ZCTA includes large areas outside the village district and includes the entire southern portion of the town of Woodstock.
Once a center of sheep husbandry
, South Woodstock is split between commercial and residential areas. Beside the post office, public services in the community include a volunteer fire department
; moreover, Woodstock maintains a local police department.
The South Woodstock Village Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1983. The historic district consists of 44 contributing and 11 non-contributing properties over an area of 360 acres (1.5 km²). The district includes examples of Greek Revival and Federal architecture
from before the Civil War. Notable buildings include an 1825 school that became a Grange Hall, the South Chapel (1839), and the Perkins Academy (1848).
Village (Vermont)
In the U.S. state of Vermont, villages are named communities located within the boundaries of an incorporated town. Villages may be incorporated or unincorporated....
in the town
New England town
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of Woodstock in Windsor County, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, United States
United States
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. Its elevation is 1,040 feet (317 m), and it is located at 43°33′56"N 72°31′56"W (43.5656256, -72.5323158), in the Kedron Valley.
A post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
was established in South Woodstock in 1828; today, its ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
is 05071. The ZCTA
ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000. This new entity was developed to overcome the difficulties in precisely defining the land area covered by each ZIP code...
for ZIP Code 05071 had a population of 456 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. The ZCTA includes large areas outside the village district and includes the entire southern portion of the town of Woodstock.
Once a center of sheep husbandry
Sheep husbandry
Sheep husbandry is a subcategory of animal husbandry specifically dealing with the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. Sheep farming is primarily based on raising lambs for meat, or raising sheep for wool. Sheep may also be raised for milk or to sell to other farmers.-Shelter and...
, South Woodstock is split between commercial and residential areas. Beside the post office, public services in the community include a volunteer fire department
Volunteer fire department
See also the Firefighter article and its respective sections regarding VFDs in other countries.A volunteer fire department is a fire department composed of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction.The first organized force of...
; moreover, Woodstock maintains a local police department.
The South Woodstock Village Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1983. The historic district consists of 44 contributing and 11 non-contributing properties over an area of 360 acres (1.5 km²). The district includes examples of Greek Revival and Federal architecture
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
from before the Civil War. Notable buildings include an 1825 school that became a Grange Hall, the South Chapel (1839), and the Perkins Academy (1848).