South Woodstock Vermont Map

About South Woodstock, Vermont

South Woodstock is a locality in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 109. The population density is 45.6 people per km². South Woodstock is located at 43.5656°N, 72.5323°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05071.

South Woodstock reveals itself through the steady, clear ribbon of Kedron Brook, which carves a path through the valley floor and anchors the character of the land. It lies 22.3 miles east of Rutland, VT (from Rutland, VT: bearing 98°T), and is situated 9.5 miles northwest of Windsor. The horizon to the west catches the faint, jagged silhouette of the Green Mountains, standing as a distant sentinel over the dense timber of the Woodstock Town Forest. Nearby, the landscape shifts into the quiet, managed wildness of the Densmore Hill Wildlife Management Area, where the air holds a crisp, earthen weight that lingers long after the sun dips behind the ridges. Beyond the immediate fields, the water of Carlton Reservoir provides a stillness that contrasts with the constant, low-frequency movement of the brook.

Settlement in South Woodstock grew from the necessity of harnessing the land, creating a rhythm defined by the seasonal demands of agriculture and the maintenance of a rural economy. The architecture here retains a utilitarian grace, reflecting a history of craft and trade that once relied on the proximity of flowing water for early mills. Life moves at the pace of the seasons, where the primary concerns remain the health of the fields and the preservation of a quiet independence. On quieter afternoons, the light stretches thin and golden across the pastures, illuminating the intersection of legacy and the daily, deliberate labor that keeps South Woodstock a place of substance and enduring permanence.

About This South Woodstock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of South Woodstock, Vermont. Coordinates: 43.565626, -72.532316. 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 South Woodstock includes the ZIP code (05071), telephone area code (802), county seat of Windsor County (Woodstock), and school district assignment (Mountain Views Unified Union 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.