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Welcome to North Vernon ...

The city of North Vernon is located in Jennings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Vernon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for North Vernon: N. Vernon

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, North Vernon has a population of 6,677 people<2> (see below for details).

North Vernon is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for North Vernon: 812 & 930<4>

The ZIP code for North Vernon: 47265<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, North Vernon had an population of 6,677 people. This is a decrease of 0.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, North Vernon had a population of 6,728 people (or 23.62% of the total population of Jennings County). This makes North Vernon the county's most populous community.

The population of North Vernon represents 0.1% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 92nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,728 people, the population of North Vernon increased 3.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,515 people).

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

Communities Also Named North Vernon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Vernon - it's located in Vermont.

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

Communities near North Vernon ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Vernon. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for North Vernon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Vernon ...

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

Adding North Vernon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Vernon post office opened in 1867.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Vernon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jennings, 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 North Vernon.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Vernon - 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 North Vernon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the North Vernon 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 North Vernon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether North Vernon 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/