Velpen, Indiana

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Velpen, Indiana
Census designated place
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Coordinates: 38°21′19″N87°6′7″W / 38.35528°N 87.10194°W / 38.35528; -87.10194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Pike
Township Marion
Elevation
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489 ft (149 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47590
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID445242 [1]

Velpen is an census-designated place in southeastern Marion Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] It lies along State Road 257 southeast of the city of Petersburg, the county seat of Pike County. [2] Although Velpen is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47590. [3]

History

A post office has been in operation at Velpen since 1881. [4] The community may be named after the Velp river in Europe. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Velpen, Indiana
  2. ↑ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 55-56. ISBN   0-89933-319-2.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  333. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name may come from the Belgium River, Velpe...


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