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Welcome to Jasonville ...

The city of Jasonville is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jasonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jasonville has a population of 2,139 people<2> (see below for details).

Jasonville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jasonville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Jasonville (for example, toward Hutsonville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Jasonville: 812 & 930<4>

The ZIP code for Jasonville: 47438<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jasonville had an population of 2,139 people. This is a decrease of 3.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jasonville had a population of 2,222 people (which is 6.69% of the total population of Greene County). This makes Jasonville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Jasonville represents 0.03% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 188th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,222 people, the population of Jasonville decreased 10.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,490 people).

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

Communities near Jasonville ...

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

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 Jasonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jasonville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jasonville. 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 Jasonville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jasonville ...

Looking for more information about Jasonville? 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 Jasonville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jasonville.

Adding Jasonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jasonville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Jasonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Jasonville post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jasonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Jasonville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jasonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Jasonville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Jasonville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Jasonville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Jasonville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/