Old Bennington Vermont Map

About Old Bennington, Vermont

Old Bennington is a locality in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 156. The population density is 163.7 people per km². Old Bennington is located at 42.8834°N, 73.2134°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Old Bennington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 05201.

Old Bennington rises upon a quiet plateau where the earth seems to hold its breath beneath the weight of centuries. It lies 13.7 miles north-northwest of North Adams, MA (from North Adams, MA: bearing 337°T), and is situated 0.9 miles west-northwest of Bennington. The Walloomsac River threads its way through the lower landscape, carving a path through the soil that has sustained generations of settlers. To the west, the Taconic Range hums with a blue, atmospheric vibration against the horizon, anchoring the sky. Travelers often pause near Memorial Park to watch the light change, noting how the shadows lengthen across the meadow grasses as the sun dips. Beyond the immediate clearings, the dense expanse of the Bennington Municipal Forest offers a deep, green silence, while the path leading to the Bald Mountain Trail invites a slow, rhythmic ascent into the cooler, thinner air of the higher elevations.

History permeates the architecture of Old Bennington, where white clapboard structures stand with a gravity that defies the erosion of time. The local economy, once tethered to the industrious pulse of water-powered mills along the river, now reflects a quieter dedication to heritage preservation and the slow, seasonal labor of the surrounding agricultural lands. Near the edges of the settlement, the waters of Lake Paran mirror the shifting moods of the clouds, a small, still eye in the middle of the woods. Life here follows the cadence of the seasons, from the crisp, wood-smoke scent of autumn to the heavy, insulated quiet of winter, maintaining a character defined not by industry, but by a stubborn, enduring connection to the land itself.

About This Old Bennington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Old Bennington, Vermont. Coordinates: 42.883412, -73.213441. 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 Old Bennington includes the ZIP code (05201), telephone area code (802), county seat of Bennington County (Bennington), and school district assignment (Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87 (PK-5)).

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.