Bradford Vermont Map

About Bradford, Vermont

Bradford is a locality in Orange County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 907. The population density is 367.1 people per km². Bradford is located at 43.9926°N, 72.1290°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05033.

Bradford defines its physical presence through the persistent, silver-threaded movement of the Waits River, which carves a narrow, deliberate path through the earth. It lies 49.7 miles east-northeast of Rutland, VT (from Rutland, VT: bearing 58°T), and is situated 25.0 miles north-northeast of Lebanon. The air here holds a crisp, mineral clarity, particularly during the transition of seasons when the sky turns a pale, translucent gray above the Bradford Academy Forest. Beyond the immediate village, the horizon is anchored by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Green Mountains, a reminder of the vast, geologic weight pressing down upon the landscape. The terrain shifts from the low, damp basins toward the firmer, rising ground, where the soil maintains a stubborn, rocky integrity. To the west, the quiet stillness of Blodgett Pond offers a reflective pause in the topography, while the dense, shadowed canopy of the Bradford Municipal Forest provides a sanctuary for the local timber and wildlife.

Bradford carries the quiet accumulation of its past in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that lines the village center, where the economy has long transitioned from early milling and agriculture to a specialized blend of local manufacturing and service. The rhythm of daily life remains tethered to the changing light, with residents moving between the valley floors and the higher elevations where the terrain yields to the rugged climbs of the Wrights Mountain Trail. History lingers in the functional, no-nonsense design of the local structures, built to withstand the deep, heavy winters that isolate the region from the more frenetic pace of the outer world. Nearby, the expansive, wooded expanse of the Bradford Academy Forest serves as a persistent anchor for the locality, preserving the wild, untamed character that defines the surrounding basin of Clay Hollow. Life in Bradford proceeds with a deliberate, measured cadence, informed by the necessity of tending to the land and the quiet endurance required to thrive in such a secluded, northern geography.

About This Bradford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bradford, Vermont. Coordinates: 43.992567, -72.128979. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bradford includes the ZIP code (05033), telephone area code (802), county seat of Orange County (Chelsea), and school district assignment (Oxbow Unified Union School District 91).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.