Newport Vermont Map

About Newport, Vermont

Newport is a locality in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,455. The population density is 293.5 people per km². Newport is located at 44.9364°N, 72.2051°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Newport is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 05855.

Newport occupies a deliberate, quiet expanse where the Clyde River carves a path toward the expansive, dark waters of Lake Memphremagog. It lies 54.1 miles northeast of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 55°T), and is situated 32.3 miles northeast of Morrisville. The air here holds the crisp, thin quality of the northern latitudes, clarifying the horizon where the distant Green Mountains appear as faint, jagged ink-strokes against the pale sky. Dense timber stands vigil in the Newport City Municipal Forest, while the immediate landscape around Pomerleau Park offers a low, grassy vantage point to watch the light change over the water. Winter often settles early, turning the surface of the lake into a rigid plane of gray ice, while autumn brings a sudden, violent combustion of maples that reflects perfectly in the slow-moving currents of the river.

Newport maintains a character shaped by its long-standing connection to the borderlands, functioning as a nexus for the timber and agricultural commerce that historically defined the region. The economy has shifted from the heavy industry of the past, yet the influence of the northern woods remains, visible in the enduring patterns of local craft and the steady, unadorned work of the residents. Those seeking the rugged stillness of the terrain often head toward the Pisgah Trail or journey to witness the sheer force of Big Falls, where the water churns with an insistent, rhythmic power. Life in Newport follows the turning of these seasons, a persistent, measured cycle that values the weight of the land over the frantic pace of the wider world.

About This Newport Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newport, Vermont. Coordinates: 44.936436, -72.205102. 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 Newport includes the ZIP code (05855), telephone area code (802), county seat of Orleans County (Newport), and school district assignment (Newport City School District).

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.