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ZIP code 05261: Pownal, VT

ZIP code 05261 is in Pownal (23% of residents), Pownal Center (18%) and North Pownal (2.1%), in Bennington County, Vermont. 56% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in Vermont's at-large congressional district. Its state senate district is Bennington Senatorial District; its state house districts are Bennington-1 State House District (80%) and Bennington-5 State House District (20%).

2,364residents (2020 Census)
29.0 sq miland area
3cities and towns
1congressional district
2voting precincts

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City and county

City or townShare of ZIP residents
Pownal23%
Pownal Center18%
North Pownal2.1%

CountyShare of ZIP residents
Bennington County100%

Town or county subdivisionShare of ZIP residents
Pownal town100%

Congressional district

Congressional districtShare of ZIP residents
Vermont's at-large congressional district (VT-AL)100%

Elected officials

OfficeMemberContactShare of residents
U.S. Representative (VT-AL)Becca Balint (D)202-225-4115100%
U.S. SenatorBernard Sanders (I)202-224-5141 · contact formstatewide
U.S. SenatorPeter Welch (D)202-224-4242 · contact formstatewide
State Representative (Bennington-1 State House District)Jonathan Cooper (Democratic)80%
State Representative (Bennington-5 State House District)Mary Morrissey (R)20%
State Representative (Bennington-5 State House District)Michael Nigro (Democratic)20%

Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).

Local government

State legislative districts

State senate districtShare of ZIP residents
Bennington Senatorial District100%

State house districtShare of ZIP residents
Bennington-1 State House District80%
Bennington-5 State House District20%

Voting precincts

2 voting precincts overlap ZIP 05261. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 05261 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code; PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.