St. Johnsbury, Vermont
St. Johnsbury, Vermont | |
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St. Johnsbury Welcome sign | |
| Nickname: St. J | |
| Motto: Very Vermont | |
St. Johnsbury, Vermont | |
| Coordinates: 44°26′1″N 72°0′54″W / 44.43361°N 72.01500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Caledonia |
| Chartered | 1786 |
| Settled | 1786 |
| Organized | 1790 |
| Communities | St. Johnsbury St. Johnsbury Center East St. Johnsbury |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.8 sq mi (95.2 km2) |
| • Land | 36.4 sq mi (94.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,364 |
| • Density | 200/sq mi (77/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 05819 (St. Johnsbury) 05838 (East St. Johnsbury) 05863 (St. Johnsbury Center) 05824 (Concord) 05851 (Lyndonville) |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-62200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462199 |
| Website | www |
St. Johnsbury (known locally as "St. J") is the shire town (county seat) of Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,364. St. Johnsbury is situated on the Passumpsic River and is located approximately six miles northwest of the Connecticut River and 48 miles (77 km) south of the Canada–U.S. border.
St. Johnsbury is the largest town by population in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and has long served as a commercial center for the region. The more densely settled southern one-third of the town is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the St. Johnsbury census-designated place, where over 81% of the population resides.