2026 Rankings

Worst ZIP Codes for Wildfire Smoke in Vermont — 2026

Last updated: June 4, 2026

312 ZIP codes ranked by Smoke Risk #1: ZIP 05904 (Gilman, 15/100) — low
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Out of 312 ZIP codes in Vermont with wildfire data, these have the highest smoke risk.

Statistic Value
ZIP codes ranked 312
Avg smoke risk (top 100) 11/100

Top 100 ZIP Codes

Rank ZIP City Smoke Risk Risk Level County Fires (5yr)
1 05904 Gilman 15/100 low 0
2 05906 Lunenburg 15/100 low 0
3 05001 White River Junction 12/100 low 4
4 05009 White River Junction 12/100 low 4
5 05033 Bradford 12/100 low 0
6 05036 Brookfield 12/100 low 0
7 05038 Chelsea 12/100 low 0
8 05039 Corinth 12/100 low 0
9 05040 East Corinth 12/100 low 0
10 05041 East Randolph 12/100 low 0
11 05043 East Thetford 12/100 low 0
12 05045 Fairlee 12/100 low 0
13 05047 Hartford 12/100 low 4
14 05051 Newbury 12/100 low 0
15 05052 North Hartland 12/100 low 4
16 05054 North Thetford 12/100 low 0
17 05055 Norwich 12/100 low 4
18 05058 Post Mills 12/100 low 0
19 05065 Sharon 12/100 low 4
20 05068 South Royalton 12/100 low 4
21 05070 South Strafford 12/100 low 0
22 05072 Strafford 12/100 low 0
23 05074 Thetford 12/100 low 0
24 05075 Thetford Center 12/100 low 0
25 05076 Topsham 12/100 low 4
26 05077 Tunbridge 12/100 low 0
27 05079 Vershire 12/100 low 0
28 05081 Wells River 12/100 low 0
29 05083 West Fairlee 12/100 low 0
30 05084 West Hartford 12/100 low 4
31 05085 West Newbury 12/100 low 0
32 05086 West Topsham 12/100 low 0
33 05088 Wilder 12/100 low 4
34 05675 Washington 12/100 low 0
35 05679 Williamstown 12/100 low 0
36 05042 East Ryegate 11/100 low 0
37 05046 Groton 11/100 low 0
38 05050 Mc Indoe Falls 11/100 low 0
39 05069 South Ryegate 11/100 low 0
40 05601 Montpelier 11/100 low 0
41 05602 Montpelier 11/100 low 0
42 05603 Montpelier 11/100 low 0
43 05604 Montpelier 11/100 low 0
44 05609 Montpelier 11/100 low 0
45 05620 Montpelier 11/100 low 0
46 05633 Montpelier 11/100 low 0
47 05640 Adamant 11/100 low 0
48 05641 Barre 11/100 low 0
49 05647 Cabot 11/100 low 0
50 05648 Calais 11/100 low 0
51 05649 East Barre 11/100 low 0
52 05650 East Calais 11/100 low 0
53 05651 East Montpelier 11/100 low 0
54 05654 Graniteville 11/100 low 0
55 05658 Marshfield 11/100 low 0
56 05666 North Montpelier 11/100 low 0
57 05667 Plainfield 11/100 low 0
58 05670 South Barre 11/100 low 0
59 05678 Websterville 11/100 low 0
60 05680 Wolcott 11/100 low 0
61 05681 Woodbury 11/100 low 0
62 05682 Worcester 11/100 low 0
63 05819 Saint Johnsbury 11/100 low 0
64 05821 Barnet 11/100 low 0
65 05822 Barton 11/100 low 0
66 05826 Craftsbury 11/100 low 0
67 05827 Craftsbury Common 11/100 low 0
68 05828 Danville 11/100 low 0
69 05832 East Burke 11/100 low 0
70 05833 East Charleston 11/100 low 0
71 05836 East Hardwick 11/100 low 0
72 05838 East Saint Johnsbury 11/100 low 0
73 05839 Glover 11/100 low 0
74 05841 Greensboro 11/100 low 0
75 05842 Greensboro Bend 11/100 low 0
76 05843 Hardwick 11/100 low 0
77 05848 Lower Waterford 11/100 low 0
78 05849 Lyndon 11/100 low 0
79 05850 Lyndon Center 11/100 low 0
80 05851 Lyndonville 11/100 low 0
81 05853 Morgan 11/100 low 0
82 05860 Orleans 11/100 low 0
83 05861 Passumpsic 11/100 low 0
84 05862 Peacham 11/100 low 0
85 05863 Saint Johnsbury Center 11/100 low 0
86 05866 Sheffield 11/100 low 0
87 05867 Sutton 11/100 low 0
88 05871 West Burke 11/100 low 0
89 05872 West Charleston 11/100 low 0
90 05873 West Danville 11/100 low 0
91 05875 West Glover 11/100 low 0
92 05824 Concord 10/100 low 0
93 05837 East Haven 10/100 low 0
94 05840 Granby 10/100 low 0
95 05846 Island Pond 10/100 low 0
96 05858 North Concord 10/100 low 0
97 05901 Averill 10/100 low 0
98 05902 Beecher Falls 10/100 low 0
99 05903 Canaan 10/100 low 0
100 05905 Guildhall 10/100 low 0

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