Huntington Vermont Map

About Huntington, Vermont

Huntington is a locality in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 535. The population density is 251.3 people per km². Huntington is located at 44.3253°N, 72.9873°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05462.

Huntington occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, cold-water clarity of the Huntington River as it carves a path through the uneven, forested terrain. It lies 12.9 miles south-southeast of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 152°T), and is situated 15.2 miles southeast of Burlington. This river acts as the primary artery for the locality, pulling snowmelt from the higher elevations down toward the lower basins where the earth softens into fertile, alluvial soil. To the east, the distant, shadowed silhouette of the Green Mountains marks the horizon, while the nearby Camels Hump State Forest offers a dense, unbroken canopy of hardwoods that turns to deep, rusted copper in the autumn months. The air here carries a sharp, clean weight, often holding the damp scent of moss and hemlock, especially when the evening light begins to fail and the shadows stretch long across the uneven ground. Only two miles away, the quiet surface of Gillett Pond serves as a mirror for the sky, providing a still contrast to the constant, rhythmic motion of the river.

Huntington retains a character forged by the slow, deliberate labor of those who have worked the land, from the early settlers who cleared the timber to the modern residents who maintain the regional tradition of maple-sugaring. The local economy persists in the quiet, steady rhythm of agriculture and forestry, with small-scale operations utilizing the valley floors for pasture and hay. Education and conservation remain central to the identity of the locality, evidenced by the presence of the Green Mountain Audubon Society, where the protection of local avian habitats remains a quiet priority. Residents often look toward the more rugged, upward slopes of the region for recreation, occasionally traversing the Beane Trail to reach the higher, more exposed ridges. While the pace of daily life is dictated by the turning of the seasons, the enduring influence of the landscape ensures that Huntington remains a place where the physical reality of the earth—the soil, the water, and the timber—defines the limits and the possibilities of human settlement.

About This Huntington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Huntington, Vermont. Coordinates: 44.325332, -72.987344. 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 Huntington includes the ZIP code (05462), telephone area code (802), county seat of Chittenden County (Burlington), and school district assignment (Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401).

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.