Putney (CDP), Vermont

Putney, Vermont
Putney
Putney
Coordinates: 42°58′30″N 72°31′19″W / 42.97500°N 72.52194°W / 42.97500; -72.52194
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyWindham
TownPutney
Area
  Total
1.41 sq mi (3.64 km2)
  Land1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2)
  Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
360 ft (110 m)
Population
 (2020)
571
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
05346
Area code802
FIPS code50-57625
GNIS feature ID2584792

Putney is the primary village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Putney, Windham County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 571, compared to 2,617 in the entire town. The Putney Village Historic District occupies the center of the CDP.

The CDP is in eastern Windham County, on the southern edge of the town of Putney. It is bordered to the south by the town of Dummerston. U.S. Route 5 serves as the village's Main Street; it leads north 13 miles (21 km) to Bellows Falls and south 9 miles (14 km) to Brattleboro.

Sacketts Brook, a south-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River flows through the CDP. The village is sited where the brook drops 100 feet (30 m) in 0.2 miles (0.32 km).