West Rutland is the central village and a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in the town of West Rutland, Rutland County,

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,898, out of 2,214 in the entire town of West Rutland. The CDP is in central Rutland County, in the southern part of the town. It sits in a valley on the east side of the

Taconic Mountains The Taconic Mountains () are a 150-mile-long sub-range of the Appalachian Mountains lying on the eastern border of New York State and adjacent New England. The range, which played a role in the history of geological science, is separated from th ...

, drained to the east by the Clarendon River, a tributary of Otter Creek, and to the west by the Castleton River, a tributary of the

Poultney River The Poultney River is a river in southwestern Vermont and eastern New York. In its 40-mile long course, the river drains approximately 263 square miles as it flows northwards into the southern end of Lake Champlain. Course The Poultney River ...

. Both sets of rivers eventually flow to

Lake Champlain Lake Champlain ( ; , ) is a natural freshwater lake in North America. It mostly lies between the U.S. states of New York (state), New York and Vermont, but also extends north into the Canadian province of Quebec. The cities of Burlington, Ve ...

U.S. Route 4 U.S. Route 4 (US 4) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs from East Greenbush, New York, in the west to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the east, traversing Vermont. In New York, US 4 is signed north–south to reflect ...

, a four-lane expressway, passes south of the village center, with access from Exit 6. Route 4 leads east to

U.S. Route 7 U.S. Route 7 (US 7) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway in western New England that runs for through the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. The highway's southern terminus is at Interstate 95 (I-95) e ...

on the south side of

Rutland Rutland is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Leicestershire to the north and west, Lincolnshire to the north-east, and Northamptonshire to the south-west. Oakham is the largest town and county town. Rutland has a ...

and west to Fair Haven.

Vermont Route 4A Vermont Route 4A (VT 4A) is a east–west state highway in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. It runs from Fair Haven to West Rutland. VT 4A was the former alignment of U.S. Route 4 (US 4) before it was relocated to ...

, former US 4, is Main Street through West Rutland; it leads east to downtown Rutland and west to Castleton.

Vermont Route 133 Vermont Route 133 (VT 133) is a north–south state highway in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. It runs from Vermont Route 30, VT 30 in Pawlet, Vermont, Pawlet in the south to Vermont Route 4A, VT 4A in West Rutland, ...

(Clarendon Avenue) leads south from the center of West Rutland to Middletown Springs.

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Populated places in Rutland County, Vermont Census-designated places in Rutland County, Vermont Census-designated places in Vermont {{Vermont-geo-stub