West Rutland Vermont Map

About West Rutland, Vermont

West Rutland is a locality in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,898. The population density is 199.0 people per km². West Rutland is located at 43.5931°N, 73.0451°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05777.

West Rutland occupies a quiet expanse of land where the Clarendon River braids its way through the valley floor, carving a path between the shadows of high ridges. It lies 3.8 miles west-southwest of Rutland, VT (from Rutland, VT: bearing 252°T), and is situated 16.7 miles northeast of Granville. The air here holds a crisp, mineral quality, often cooling rapidly as the light fades behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Green Mountains. To the east, the terrain rises into the dense canopy of the West Rutland Municipal Forest, while the low-lying basin of Whipple Hollow creates a natural corridor for the evening mist to settle. Residents often look toward the nearby Youngs Brook Reservoir, a still, dark mirror reflecting the seasonal shift of the hardwoods, or travel briefly toward the sound of Center Rutland Falls, where the water breaks over stone in a persistent, rhythmic cadence.

West Rutland emerged from the bedrock of the earth, defined by a deep geological history that once fueled a robust marble industry, leaving behind vast, hollowed-out landscapes that now serve as a silent record of the town’s labor. The local economy, once dictated by the extraction and carving of stone, has shifted into a slower, more deliberate pace, though the weight of that industrial past remains in the architecture and the quiet streets. Visitors often find their way to the West Rutland Recreation Area, a space that invites a different engagement with the land than the heavy toil of the previous century. Life in West Rutland moves with the turning of the seasons, marked by the smell of woodsmoke in the autumn and the quiet, snow-heavy stillness of winter, where the landscape returns to its most elemental state.

About This West Rutland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Rutland, Vermont. Coordinates: 43.593124, -73.045108. 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 Rutland includes the ZIP code (05777), 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.