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South Woodstock, Vermont
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyWindsor
Elevation
1,040 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code802
GNIS feature ID1459626[1]

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 / 43.56556°N 72.53222°W / 43.56556; -72.53222 (43.5656256, -72.5323158),[1] in the Kedron Valley.[2]

A post office was established in South Woodstock in 1828;[3] today, its ZIP code is 05071.[4] The ZCTA for ZIP Code 05071 had a population of 456 at the 2000 census.[5] 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;[2] moreover, Woodstock maintains a local police department.[6]

The South Woodstock Village Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[7] 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).[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Woodstock, Vermont
  2. ^ a b South Woodstock, Town of Woodstock 2009. Accessed 2009-07-04.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Woodstock Post Office
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ Woodstock Police Department, Town of Woodstock, 2009. Accessed 2009-07-04.
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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