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Vernon, Colorado

Coordinates: 39°56′46″N 102°19′02″W / 39.94611°N 102.31722°W / 39.94611; -102.31722
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Vernon, Colorado
Census-designated place (CDP)
Location of Vernon in Yuma County, Colorado.
Location of Vernon in Yuma County, Colorado.
Vernon, Colorado is located in Colorado
Vernon, Colorado
Location in Yuma County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°56′46″N 102°19′02″W / 39.94611°N 102.31722°W / 39.94611; -102.31722
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyYuma County[1]
Elevation
[1]
3,900 ft (1,200 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
80755
GNIS feature ID0183063

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]

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 / 39.94611°N 102.31722°W / 39.94611; -102.31722 (39.946069,-102.317219).

Demographics

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

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 23, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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.
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