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Welcome to Pimento ...

Pimento is located in Vigo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pimento, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

Pimento is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Pimento: 812 & 930<3>

The ZIP code for Pimento: 47866<4>

Communities near Pimento ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pimento ...

Looking for more information about Pimento? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pimento, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pimento.

Adding Pimento to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pimento 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 Pimento was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pimento post office opened in 1855.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pimento.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Vigo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pimento - 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 Pimento area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Pimento 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 Pimento). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pimento 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.
<6>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/