Official Name: | Pownal, Vermont |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Vermont#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Pownal |
Coordinates: | 42.7656°N -73.2383°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Vermont |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bennington |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Pownal |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.34 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.33 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 553 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 05261 |
Area Code: | 802 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 50-56950 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2807124 |
Pownal is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
It is located in southwestern Bennington County, in the southwestern part of the town of Pownal, north of the Vermont–Massachusetts border. The Hoosic River, a westward-flowing tributary of the Hudson River, forms the western edge of the village. Vermont Route 346 passes through the center of the village, leading northwest 3miles to North Pownal. It has its southern terminus in the eastern part of Pownal village, at U.S. Route 7, which leads north 9miles to Bennington and south 5miles to Williamstown.