Wells Vermont Map

About Wells, Vermont

Wells is a locality in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 386. The population density is 187.9 people per km². Wells is located at 43.4173°N, 73.2043°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05774.

Wells emerges from the landscape as a collection of quiet dwellings anchored by the persistent, clear movement of Wells Brook. It lies 17.7 miles southwest of Rutland, VT (from Rutland, VT: bearing 221°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-northeast of Porter. The terrain here is defined by the steady inclination of the earth toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Taconic Range, which mark the horizon like a jagged ink line against the sky. Within the immediate vicinity, the earth gathers into the low-slung curvature of Bullfrog Hollow, where the air holds a cool, damp weight that lingers long after the sun has retreated. A mile away, the quiet expanse of Wells Town Forest provides a sanctuary of dense timber, its canopy filtering the light into sharp, splintered shafts that illuminate the mossy floor. The stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the rhythmic pulse of the water, which seems to carry the very memory of the land in its cold, stone-tumbled current.

Wells maintains a character forged in the deliberate, slow-moving pace of an economy long tied to the soil and the seasonal shifts of the interior. While the legacy of early agrarian labor has faded, the influence of the land remains visible in the sturdy architecture of the older buildings and the lingering reliance on the surrounding woods. To the north, the presence of Lily Pond offers a stillness that complements the flowing energy of the nearby brooks, acting as a basin for the region’s runoff and a reminder of the ancient, frozen history etched into the earth by the distant Ice Beds. Life here proceeds with a gravity that honors the cycle of the seasons, where the transition from autumn’s gold to the muted, heavy gray of winter dictates the rhythm of the day. It is a place where the history of the soil is not spoken, but felt in the way the frost settles upon the fields and the way the light dies early behind the western ridges.

About This Wells Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wells, Vermont. Coordinates: 43.417294, -73.204274. 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 Wells includes the ZIP code (05774), telephone area code (802), county seat of Rutland County (Rutland), and school district assignment.

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.