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Welcome to Van Meter ...

Van Meter is located in Pike County<1>.

Van Meter is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Van Meter: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Van Meter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Van Meter - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Van Meter ...

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

  • Waverly City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Waverly City is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
    • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bainbridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rarden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sinking Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Otway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greggs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greggs is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
  • Wakefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wakefield is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Coopersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Coopersville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Meter ...

Looking for more information about Van Meter? 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 Van Meter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Van Meter.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Meter - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Van Meter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Van Meter area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.