Vernon, Colorado

Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States

Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

39°56′24″N 102°18′26″W / 39.9399528°N 102.3073501°W / 39.9399528; -102.3073501 (Vernon CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyYuma CountyGovernment

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• Typeunincorporated townArea

^[1]

• Total1.133 sq mi (2.934 km²) • Land1.132 sq mi (2.933 km²) • Water0.0002 sq mi (0.0006 km²)Elevation

^[2]

3,881 ft (1,183 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total38 • Density34/sq mi (13/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[4]

80755

Area code970GNIS feature^[2]Vernon CDP

Vernon is an unincorporated town, a post office, and the center of a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The Vernon post office has the ZIP Code 80755.^[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the total Vernon CDP was 38; the town's specific population was not recorded.^[3]

History

The Vernon Post Office has been in operation since 1892.^[5] The community was named after a local minister with the name Vernon.^[6] The Vernon CDP was demarcated in 2010 by the United States Census Bureau for its internal use.

Geography

The Vernon CDP has an area of 725 acres (2.934 km²), including 0.15 acres (0.0006 km²) of water.^[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Vernon CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Vernon CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2010	29	—
2020	38	+31.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Vernon CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 11, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
^ 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.