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) & (778)<2>

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

Websites for Vernon ...

Official Website: www.vernon.ca/

Chamber of Commerce: www.vernonchamber.ca/

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.

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>
Lumby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumby came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon River 1 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River 1
Okanagan Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanagan Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanagan Landing
Coldstream
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
Lavington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- 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>
Pixie Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixie Beach
Nahun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahun
Woodsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 we've referenced which mentioned Vernon was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).

We also found Vernon on a map titled Gulf Oil Map of British Columbia (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vernon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Vernon: www.vernon.ca/

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vernon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250).
<3>	The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. In the case of Vernon, we provide only the FSA and not the LDU. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Vernon). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Vernon or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.