Newfane Vermont Map

About Newfane, Vermont

Newfane is a locality in Windham County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 87. The population density is 190.9 people per km². Newfane is located at 42.9856°N, 72.6559°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Newfane is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 05345.

Newfane emerges from the damp, shadowed earth where the Smith Brook carves a persistent path through the valley floor. It lies 46.0 miles south-southeast of Rutland, VT (from Rutland, VT: bearing 160°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-northwest of West Brattleboro. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, insistent green of the Vermont interior, where the air often holds the metallic tang of coming rain and the deep, loamy scent of decaying leaves. To the distant horizon, the Taconic Range creates a jagged, violet silhouette against the sky, marking the boundary of a world that feels both ancient and immutably fixed. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Kenny Pond offer a stillness that contrasts with the restless movement of the brook, while the nearby Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge provides a sanctuary for the wilder, unobserved residents of these woods.

Newfane carries the weight of a long-settled history in the austere lines of its white-steepled architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of its village center. Once a hub for agrarian labor, the local economy has transitioned from the hard-scrabble yields of early mountain farming to a focus on seasonal craft and the careful stewardship of the surrounding timber. The proximity of the Townshend State Forest serves as a reminder of the vast, wooded wilderness that presses against the edges of the village, dictating the rhythm of life through the changing cycles of the maple harvest and the harsh, gray light of winter. Residents move with a quiet economy of motion, shaped by the rugged topography and the persistent memory of a life tethered to the land, far removed from the frantic noise of more populous regions.

About This Newfane Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newfane, Vermont. Coordinates: 42.985636, -72.655926. 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 Newfane includes the ZIP code (05345), telephone area code (802), county seat of Windham County (Newfane), and school district assignment (West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72B).

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.