Jericho Center Vermont Map

About Jericho Center, Vermont

Jericho Center is a locality in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 241. The population density is 47.6 people per km². Jericho Center is located at 44.4689°N, 72.9723°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05465.

Jericho Center occupies a high, quiet plateau where the air holds the crisp clarity of an impending frost. It lies 7.0 miles east-southeast of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 102°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east of South Burlington. The landscape unfolds in a series of deliberate slopes and clearings, anchored four miles from the expansive, reflective reaches of Richmond Pond. To the east, the silhouette of the Green Mountains marks the horizon with a jagged, blue-tinted permanence, while the nearby Lee River carves a narrow, winding path through the earth just one mile from the village core. A short distance away, the quiet depths of the Jericho Research Forest provide a sanctuary of pine and maple, separating the cultivated fields from the wilder, uneven terrain of Talbot Hollow, where the shadows linger long after the sun has begun its descent.

Jericho Center maintains a rhythm governed by the slow turning of the seasons and the enduring legacy of an agrarian past. The local economy has long been defined by the patient work of the land, where the labor of maple-sugaring and dairy farming remains etched into the daily routine of its inhabitants. History persists in the architecture of white-steepled structures and the quiet resilience of those who tend to the nearby Essex Junction Village Forest, ensuring the preservation of the timbered stands that define the region. For those seeking a rigorous path, the challenging incline of the Nose Dive Trail offers a stark contrast to the steady, predictable pace of the village streets, where the light at dusk turns the color of pale honey against the weathered wood of the oldest barns.

About This Jericho Center Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jericho Center, Vermont. Coordinates: 44.46894, -72.972347. 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 Jericho Center includes the ZIP code (05465), 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.