Pawlet is the central village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 194,[2] out of 1,424 in the entire town.

Pawlet, Vermont
Pawlet is located in Vermont
Pawlet
Pawlet
Pawlet is located in the United States
Pawlet
Pawlet
Coordinates: 43°20′47″N 73°10′37″W / 43.34639°N 73.17694°W / 43.34639; -73.17694
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyRutland
TownPawlet
Area
 • Total
2.54 sq mi (6.57 km2)
 • Land2.54 sq mi (6.57 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
681 ft (208 m)
Population194
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
05761
Area code802
FIPS code50-54175
GNIS feature ID2807153[3]

The CDP is in southwestern Rutland County, at the geographic center of the town of Pawlet. It sits on the west side of the Taconic Mountains, in the valley of the Mettawee River, a northwest-flowing tributary of Lake Champlain.

Vermont Route 30 passes through the village, leading north 7 miles (11 km) to Wells and southeast 8 miles (13 km) to Dorset. Vermont Route 133 has its southern terminus at Route 30 in Pawlet; it leads north 11 miles (18 km) to Middletown Springs.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Pawlet CDP, Vermont: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pawlet Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.