Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Bristol

A town of 3,778 people in Addison County, Vermont
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Bristol

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Bristol.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
2

Around town

The places and views that make it Bristol

Explore places →
3

Know Bristol

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Bristol

Town in Vermont, United States
1762Established
3,782Population
42.2 sq miArea
1,063 ftElevation

Bristol is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The town was chartered on June 26, 1762, by the colonial governor of New Hampshire, Benning Wentworth. The charter was granted to Samuel Averill and sixty-three associates in the name of Pocock—in honor of a distinguished English admiral of that name. The population was 3,782 at the 2020 census. Main Street is home to most of the businesses of the town. The town is also home to the Lord's Prayer Rock.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code05443
Area code802
Famous people from BristolWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Bristol.Meet them →

Schools in Bristol

In the guide →
#31Best public schoolsof 70 in VT
DistrictMt. Abraham Unified School District #61Schools3

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors.

How things work in Bristol

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Bristol

Vermont · VT · Addison County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Bristol is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01