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Welcome to Leopold ...

Leopold is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leopold, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Leopold is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Leopold lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Leopold (for example, toward Alton), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Leopold: 812 & 930<3>

The ZIP code for Leopold: 47551<4>

Communities Also Named Leopold ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Leopold - they are located in Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Leopold ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leopold ...

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

Adding Leopold to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leopold 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 Leopold was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leopold.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leopold - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Leopold area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Leopold area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 community (such as Leopold). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Leopold or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.