Readsboro (CDP), Vermont

Readsboro, Vermont
Readsboro
Readsboro
Coordinates: 42°46′18″N 72°56′49″W / 42.77167°N 72.94694°W / 42.77167; -72.94694
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyBennington
TownReadsboro
Area
  Total
1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2)
  Land1.23 sq mi (3.18 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
1,233.3 ft (375.9 m)
Population
 (2020)
297
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
05350
Area code802
FIPS code50-58525
GNIS feature ID2584793

Readsboro is the primary village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 297, out of 702 in the entire town of Readsboro.

It is in southeastern Bennington County, in the southeastern part of the town of Readsboro, mainly on the west side of the Deerfield River, a south-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River. Vermont Route 100 passes through the village, leading northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Vermont Route 8 at Heartwellville and east 8 miles (13 km) to Vermont Route 112 at Jacksonville. Bennington, the county seat, is 24 miles (39 km) to the northwest via Routes 100, 8, and 9.