Lyndon, Vermont

Lyndon, Vermont
Lyndon Institute in Lyndon Center
Lyndon, Vermont
Lyndon, Vermont
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°32′9″N 72°0′19″W / 44.53583°N 72.00528°W / 44.53583; -72.00528
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyCaledonia
CommunitiesLyndon Center
Lyndonville
East Lyndon
Little Egypt
Lyndon Corner
Government
  Town Clerk, TreasurerDawn R. Dwyer
  SelectboardDan Daley III (Chair)
Christian Thompson
Fred Gorham
  ListersLawrence Willey
Carol J. Fisher
Linda Lee
  ConstableJack Harris
Area
  Total
39.8 sq mi (103.1 km2)
  Land39.5 sq mi (102.2 km2)
  Water0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation
700 ft (213 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
5,491
  Density140/sq mi (53/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
05849 (Lyndon)
05850 (Lyndon Center)
05851 (Lyndonville)
05832 (East Burke)
Area code802
FIPS code50-41725
GNIS feature ID1462140
Websitewww.lyndonvt.org

Lyndon is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,491. Lyndon is the home of Lyndon State College. The town contains five unincorporated villages, Lyndonville just east of the geographic center of town, Lyndon Corner in the south, Lyndon Center in the center of town on the west side of Lyndonville, Little Egypt in the north, and East Lyndon in the southeast.

Lyndon is the second-most populous town in the Northeast Kingdom; only neighboring St. Johnsbury is larger. It is also the fastest growing town in Vermont with a population over 5,000, growing 9.8% in the decade preceding the 2010 census.