West Woodstock is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 401.[2]
West Woodstock, Vermont | |
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Coordinates: 43°36′56″N 72°32′40″W / 43.61556°N 72.54444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Vermont |
County | Windsor |
Town | West Woodstock |
Area | |
• Total | 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
• Land | 0.84 sq mi (2.17 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
Population | 401 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 05091 (Woodstock) |
Area code | 802 |
FIPS code | 50-83125 |
GNIS feature ID | 2807171[3] |
The CDP is in central Windsor County, at the geographic center of the town of Woodstock, in the valley of the Ottauquechee River, an east-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River. U.S. Route 4 is the main street through the community, leading northeast 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the village of Woodstock and west 5 miles (8 km) to Bridgewater. White River Junction is 15 miles (24 km) to the east and Rutland is 29 miles (47 km) to the west via Route 4.
The West Woodstock Bridge, a historic steel bridge, carries Mill Road across the Ottauquechee River from the center of the village. The Lincoln Covered Bridge crosses the Ottauquechee at the western end of the CDP, connecting Route 4 with Bridges Road and Fletcher Hill road.
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "West Woodstock CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "West Woodstock Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.