Highgate Center, Vermont

Highgate Center is the primary village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Highgate, Franklin County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 361,[2] out of 3,472 in the entire town of Highgate.

Highgate Center, Vermont
Census-designated place
Highgate Center
Highgate Center
Coordinates: 44°56′18″N 73°2′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyFranklin
TownHighgate
Area
[1]
 • Total0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2)
 • Land0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
305 ft (93 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
361
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
05459
Area code(s)802
FIPS code50-33175
GNIS feature ID2586638[3]

The CDP is in northwestern Franklin County, in the south-central part of the town of Highgate. It sits on the north side of the Missisquoi River, a west-flowing tributary of Lake Champlain, where the river passes over Highgate Falls. Vermont Route 78 (Franklin Street) passes through the center of the village, leading southeast 6 miles (10 km) to Vermont Route 105 at Sheldon Junction and southwest 4 miles (6 km) to Swanton. Vermont Route 207 also passes through the village, leading south 9 miles (14 km) to St. Albans and northeast 6 miles (10 km) to the Canadian border at Morses Line.

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  2. "Highgate Center CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  3. "Highgate Center Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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