Barre

Also known as Barre, Vermont, Barre, VT

city in Washington County, Vermont, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Vermont
County: Washington
Named after: Isaac Barré
City: 3.98 sq mi (10.31 km )
Land: 3.95 sq mi (10.22 km )
Water: 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km )
Elevation: 600 ft (180 m)
Density: 2,160.8/sq mi (834.29/km )
Metro: 59,626
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Zip code: 05641

Article

Barre (/ˈbæri/ BARE-ee) is a city and most populous census designated place in Washington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the municipal population was 8,491. Popularly referred to as "Barre City", it is almost completely surrounded by "Barre Town", which is a separate municipality.

Barre is often twinned with the nearby Vermont state capital of Montpelier in local media and businesses. It is the main city in the Barre-Montpelier micropolitan area, which has nearly 60,000 residents and is Vermont's third largest metropolitan area after those of Burlington and Rutland. Barre is also Vermont's fifth largest city.