Welcome to Vernon ...

The city of Vernon was established in 1892.

Vernon is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Vernon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Area Codes for Vernon: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>

The Canadian Postal Codes for Vernon: V1B, V1H, V1T<3>

Communities Also Named Vernon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Vernon - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Nevada, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vernon.

Websites for Vernon ...

Official Website:   www.vernon.ca/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.vernonchamber.ca/

Communities near Vernon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vernon.

• Armstrong
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armstrong <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Armstrong
  • From Vernon to Armstrong
• Lumby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumby <4>
• Salmon River 1
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River 1
• Okanagan Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanagan Landing
• Coldstream
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
• Lavington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavington
• Oyama
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyama
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oyama <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oyama
  • From Vernon to Oyama
• Pixie Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixie Beach
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pixie Beach
  • From Vernon to Pixie Beach
• Nahun
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahun
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nahun
  • From Vernon to Nahun
• Woodsdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodsdale
  • From Vernon to Woodsdale

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vernon ...

Looking for more information about Vernon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Vernon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vernon.

Adding Vernon to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Vernon was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vernon.