Northfield (CDP), Vermont

Coordinates: 44°8′55″N 72°39′21″W / 44.14861°N 72.65583°W

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Northfield, Vermont
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 44°8′55″N 72°39′21″W / 44.14861°N 72.65583°W / 44.14861; -72.65583
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Washington
Town	Northfield
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.48 sq mi (6.42 km²)
• Land	2.43 sq mi (6.30 km²)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km²)
Elevation	734 ft (224 m)
Population (2020)^[2]	3,757
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	05663
Area code	802
FIPS code	50-50200
GNIS feature ID	2765037^[3]

Northfield is the central village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Northfield, Washington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,757,^[2] out of 5,918 in the entire town. The former village of Northfield merged with the surrounding town of Northfield in 2014;^[4] the current CDP includes the former village as well as the unincorporated villages of Northfield Center and South Northfield.

The CDP is in southern Washington County, in the central part of the town of Northfield, in the valley of the Dog River, a north-flowing tributary of the Winooski River. The CDP is bordered to the north by the village of Northfield Falls and extends south as far as South Northfield. Norwich University is in the southern part of the CDP, in Northfield Center.

Vermont Route 12 is Northfield's Main Street, leading north-northeast (downriver) 10 miles (16 km) to Montpelier, the state capital, and south through Brookfield Gulf 17 miles (27 km) to Randolph. Vermont Route 12A leaves Route 12 in Northfield Center and follows a western alternate route 21 miles (34 km) to Randolph.

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Northfield CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^ "Northfield Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "History". Town of Northfield. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Vermont, United States
Shire town: Montpelier
Cities	Barre Montpelier	Map of Vermont highlighting Washington County
Towns	Barre Berlin Cabot Calais Duxbury East Montpelier Fayston Marshfield Middlesex Moretown Northfield Plainfield Roxbury Waitsfield Warren Waterbury Woodbury Worcester
Village	Marshfield
CDPs	Cabot East Barre East Montpelier Graniteville Northfield Plainfield South Barre Waitsfield Waterbury Waterbury Center Websterville Worcester
Other communities	Adamant East Calais Maple Corner North Montpelier Northfield Falls Tangletown
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