Welcome to Vernon ...

The city of Vernon is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vernon, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated September 22, 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vernon has a population of 288 people<2> (see below for details).

Vernon is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Vernon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The ZIP code for Vernon: 90058<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vernon had an population of 288 people. This is an increase of 157.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 216.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vernon had a population of 112 people. This makes Vernon the county's 88th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 112 people, the population of Vernon increased 23.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 91 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Vernon.

Communities Also Named Vernon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Vernon: This one is located in Los Angeles County and the other is located in Stanislaus County.

Beyond California, there are 49 communities that are also named Vernon - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, 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.cityofvernon.org/

Communities near Vernon ...

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

• Long Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Long Beach
  • From Vernon to Long Beach
• Glendale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
  • Former name for Glendale:
  • Tropico
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glendale
  • From Vernon to Glendale
• Torrance
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Torrance
  • From Vernon to Torrance
• Pasadena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pasadena
  • From Vernon to Pasadena
• Fullerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fullerton
  • From Vernon to Fullerton
• El Monte
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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  • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to El Monte
  • From Vernon to El Monte
• Downey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Downey
  • From Vernon to Downey
• Inglewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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  • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Inglewood
  • From Vernon to Inglewood
• West Covina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covina
  • West Covina is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Covina <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Covina
  • From Vernon to West Covina
• Norwalk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Norwalk
  • From Vernon to Norwalk

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Vernon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vernon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vernon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vernon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vernon. See our Newspapers Page for Vernon.

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Vernon: www.cityofvernon.org/

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/