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Welcome to Jasper ...

The city of Jasper is located in Dubois County<1> and is the County Seat for Dubois County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Jasper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jasper has a population of 15,682 people<2> (see below for details).

Jasper is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Jasper (for example, toward Dale), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Jasper lies within the (812) area code.

The ZIP codes for Jasper: 47546-47547, 47549<4>

Websites for Jasper ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jasperin.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Jasper, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jasper had an population of 15,682 people. This is an increase of 4.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jasper had a population of 15,038 people (or 35.9% of the total population of Dubois County). This makes Jasper the county's most populous community.

The population of Jasper represents 0.23% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 55th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 15,038 people, the population of Jasper increased 24.28% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,100 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jasper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Jasper - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Jasper ...

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

  • Huntingburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Loogootee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Santa Claus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Petersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
  • Ferdinand
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
    • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <5>
  • Dale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Spencer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <5>
  • Winslow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
    • Winslow is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <5>
  • Montgomery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
  • Holland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdseye
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jasper. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Jasper.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jasper ...

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

Adding Jasper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jasper 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 for Jasper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Jasper post office opened in 1832.

We also found Jasper in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jasper.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jasper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Dubois, 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 Jasper.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jasper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Jasper). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Jasper or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Jasper includes: 47546 & 47547.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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