Westford Vermont Map

About Westford, Vermont

Westford is a locality in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 99. The population density is 34.0 people per km². Westford is located at 44.6033°N, 73.0160°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05494.

Westford defines its character through the steady, southward pull of the Browns River, which carves a persistent path through the local landscape. It lies 9.8 miles north-northeast of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 31°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east-southeast of Milton. The surrounding terrain swells into gentle rises of pasture and heavy woodland, creating a quiet basin where the air holds the chill of the distant Green Mountains, visible only as a faint, jagged ink-line against the eastern horizon. Three miles from the center, the expanse of Milton Pond offers a vast, reflective stillness to the landscape, its surface often mirroring the shift of light as the sun retreats behind the timber. To the west, the protected reaches of the Rockingham Town Forest provide a dense, tangled sanctuary for the local flora, while the Essex Junction Village Municipal Forest lies further out, anchoring the wider region in deep, shadowed pine and maple.

Westford maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasons, where the legacy of agrarian labor persists in the quiet maintenance of fence lines and the careful stewardship of the valley soil. Historically, the local economy relied upon the fertile ground to support a life defined by seasonal harvest and the slow, methodical work of the woodlot, a tradition that lingers in the way the light catches the weathered siding of older barns at dusk. While the bustling centers of the state remain distant, the pace here is measured by the flow of the Browns River and the needs of the land, rather than the demands of modern industry. Life in Westford continues to be marked by a deliberate simplicity, where the silence of the woods and the proximity of Buck Hollow serve as constant, grounding reminders of a geography that refuses to be rushed.

About This Westford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westford, Vermont. Coordinates: 44.603324, -73.015994. 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 Westford includes the ZIP code (05494), telephone area code (802), county seat of Chittenden County (Burlington), 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.