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Welcome to Jeffersonville ...

The village of Jeffersonville is located in Lamoille County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jeffersonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1831.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jeffersonville has a population of 769 people<2> (see below for details).

Jeffersonville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Jeffersonville: 802

The ZIP code for Jeffersonville: 05464<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jeffersonville had an population of 769 people. This is an increase of 5.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 35.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jeffersonville had a population of 729 people. This makes Jeffersonville the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Jeffersonville represents 0.12% of the population of Vermont (which has 625,741 people), making it the state's 210th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 729 people, the population of Jeffersonville increased 28.35% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 568 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jeffersonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Jeffersonville - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, New York, Ohio (2) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Jeffersonville ...

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

  • Essex
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Essex is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
  • Colchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Colchester is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
  • Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Milton is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
  • Essex Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
  • Williston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Saint Albans
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Albans
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
  • Morristown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morristown is located in Lamoille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
  • Waterbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Waterbury is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
  • Jericho
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jericho is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jeffersonville ...

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

Adding Jeffersonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jeffersonville post office opened in 1831.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jeffersonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Lamoille, 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 Jeffersonville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jeffersonville - 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 village (such as Jeffersonville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Jeffersonville 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/