East Middlebury is a census-designated place in the town of Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont, United States. Its population was 425 as of the 2010 census.

East Middlebury first came to the attention of settlers from English America after the French and Indian War. The charter that created Middlebury dates from 1761 and the earliest harmony in East Middlebury dates from 1775 as soon as Ebar Evarts cleared estate for the construction of a tavern, the forerunner of today’s Waybury Inn. Jonathan Foot began the build up of the area of the Middlebury River Gorge in 1790. The loan of the village was encouraged by its location at the west terminate of the trail higher than the Green Mountains as it entered into the Otter Creek Valley. The Middlebury River Gorge was in addition to a prime Place for waterpower for mills located along its banks. The first mill of many built in the town, was a sawmill on the south side of the river close the summit of gorge. This Place was then the site of The East Middlebury Iron Works (1831-1890) and was the last iron works in Vermont to near its doors. The river as a consequence powered a grist mill, a wool capability mill, and a tannery. In 1810, Jonathan Foot built a “place of entertainment” (the Waybury) that plus served as a stagecoach End for traffic coming over the mountain pass. By 1812 the village had added a general store. Epaphras Jones, who had established the Vermont Glass Factory Company at Lake Dunmore, built substitute glass production talent in East Middlebury in 1814. The building was a circular brick construction located just west of the Waybury and across the street (the site of St. Barnabas Chapel. In 1821, the community had ten dwellings, an Inn, and a few shops. Growth continued, so that in 1850 there were 50 homes in the village. Norman Tupper built a grist mill extra south on the river. This power was purchased by the Brown Novelty Company in 1915 for making wooden toys. It is believed that the former Episcopal Rectory (Partridge House) is the oldest dwelling house in the village. It may be the original house built by Jonathan Foot. The Foote/Zahn’s house was the house built by Epaphras Jones, who had his glass factory just across the street from the dwelling.

Established by statute, the East Middlebury Prudential Committee is an independently-elected legislative body (unaffiliated as soon as the Middlebury Selectboard) that governs East Middlebury’s Fire District #1 and manages the East Middlebury water system. Among its duties, the Prudential Committee establishes water rates for residents and businesses in East Middlebury. As factories and little businesses have left East Middlebury, it continues to be a place adjoining the river and below the Green Mountains. The village has had major floods (1928, 1937, 2011).