Westminster Vermont Map

About Westminster, Vermont

Westminster is a locality in Windham County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 287. The population density is 81.2 people per km². Westminster is located at 43.0785°N, 72.4543°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Westminster is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 05158.

Westminster occupies a broad, ancient terrace carved by the persistent southward migration of the Connecticut River, which defines the eastern boundary of the landscape. It lies 13.0 miles northwest of Keene, NH (from Keene, NH: bearing 316°T), and is situated 4.6 miles south of Bellows Falls. The earth here holds a quiet, heavy moisture, particularly near the low-lying Boggy Meadows where the air clings to the soil with the scent of damp loam and cooling ferns. Far to the west, the Taconic Range traces a serrated, violet line against the sky, standing as a silent sentinel over the fields. The light during the late afternoon hours turns a thin, pale gold, illuminating the open acreage of the Great Island Wildlife Management Area, where the tall grasses sway in a rhythm dictated by the cooling currents of the riverbank.

Westminster preserves a lineage of early settlement that lingers in the white-paneled facades and the deliberate, measured pace of its agrarian life. The local economy remains tethered to the fertility of the river valley, where generations have cultivated crops and maintained the traditions of the land despite the shifting demands of the modern era. While the Bellows Falls Village Forest provides a dense, shadowed expanse of timber to the north, the focus of the locality remains on the open, productive plains that have supported residents since the colonial era. Residents often look toward Mill Pond, a small, still mirror of water tucked into the surrounding woodlands, as a point of local respite. Life in Westminster moves with the gravity of the seasons, honoring a history of independent industry that refuses to be hurried by the frantic pulse of the outside world.

About This Westminster Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westminster, Vermont. Coordinates: 43.078539, -72.454315. 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 Westminster includes the ZIP code (05158), telephone area code (802), county seat of Windham County (Newfane), and school district assignment (Bellows Falls UHSD 27).

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.