Highgate Center, Vermont
Highgate Center, Vermont | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 44°56′18″N 73°2′41″W / 44.93833°N 73.04472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Franklin |
| Town | Highgate |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) |
| • Land | 0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Population (2020) | 361 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 05459 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-33175 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2586638 |
Highgate Center is the primary village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Highgate, Franklin County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 361, out of 3,472 in the entire town of Highgate.
The CDP is in northwestern Franklin County, in the south-central part of the town of Highgate. It sits on the north side of the Missisquoi River, a west-flowing tributary of Lake Champlain, where the river passes over Highgate Falls. Vermont Route 78 (Franklin Street) passes through the center of the village, leading southeast 6 miles (10 km) to Vermont Route 105 at Sheldon Junction and southwest 4 miles (6 km) to Swanton. Vermont Route 207 also passes through the village, leading south 9 miles (14 km) to St. Albans and northeast 6 miles (10 km) to the Canadian border at Morses Line.