North Pownal, Vermont
CDP
About North Pownal
North Pownal is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Vermont.
North Pownal holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.19 square miles.
📰 North Pownal News Today
- Pownal to repair, seek replacement of aging bridge benningtonbanner.com · Apr 30
- Who was Widow Krieger, victim of VT's only witch trial? A Pownal historian keeps her alive Burlington Free Press · Oct 31
- Pownal-area residents memorialize ‘Widow Krieger,’ the subject of Vermont’s only known witch trial VTDigger · Oct 22
- Witches Walk in North Pownal benningtonbanner.com · Sep 14
- Pownal witch trial story nominated for an Emmy manchesterjournal.com · May 12
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What Makes North Pownal Unique
- The only place in America named North Pownal — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Vermont, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVermont
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.19 sq mi
Coordinates42.7986, -73.2573