Vernon, Colorado

Vernon is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office located in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 29.[3] The Vernon Post Office has the ZIP Code 80755.[2]

Vernon, Colorado
Census-designated place (CDP)
Location of Vernon in Yuma County, Colorado.
Location in Yuma County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°56′46″N 102°19′02″W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Yuma County[1]
Elevation [1]	3,900 ft (1,200 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]	80755
GNIS feature ID	0183063

A post office called Vernon has been in operation since 1892.[4] The community was named after a local minister with the name Vernon.[5]

Geography

Vernon is located at 39°56′46″N 102°19′02″W (39.946069,-102.317219).

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 23, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
3. Colorado Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Archived 2012-07-11 at Archive.today Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-02-25.
4. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
5. Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 50.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.