West Dummerston Vermont Map

About West Dummerston, Vermont

West Dummerston is a locality in Windham County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 77. The population density is 230.5 people per km². West Dummerston is located at 42.9265°N, 72.6154°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 05301, 05357.

West Dummerston occupies a rugged expanse of southern Vermont where the West River defines the rhythmic pulse of the land. It lies 17.1 miles west of Keene, NH (from Keene, NH: bearing 268°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-northwest of Brattleboro. The terrain rises from the riverbank into dense, arboreal slopes that catch the long, slanted light of late afternoon, casting deep shadows across the uneven forest floor. To the east, the Black Mountain Natural Area rises as a dominant geological presence, its rocky outcrops standing in contrast to the softer, verdant contours of the valley. While the Taconic Range remains a distant, hazy silhouette against the western horizon, the immediate landscape is characterized by the quiet, persistent movement of water and the dense, cooling shade of timbered highlands.

Agriculture and small-scale forestry have long shaped the character of West Dummerston, grounding the local economy in the seasonal cycles of the earth. The village retains a quiet, industrious spirit, where the legacy of stone quarries once provided the gray granite that built foundations throughout the region. Residents often look toward the nearby Pleasant Valley Reservoir for a stillness that mirrors the surrounding woods, or travel toward the higher elevations where The Retreat Trails offer a path through the quiet, shaded canopy. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the changing seasons, marked by the transformation of the maple trees and the steady, unhurried flow of the West River as it winds through the valley floor.

About This West Dummerston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Dummerston, Vermont. Coordinates: 42.92647, -72.615369. 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 West Dummerston includes the ZIP code (05301, 05357), telephone area code (802), county seat of Windham County (Newfane), and school district assignment (Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 96).

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.