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Stringtown | |
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Coordinates: 38°01′15″N87°33′42″W / 38.02083°N 87.56167°W Coordinates: 38°01′15″N87°33′42″W / 38.02083°N 87.56167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Vanderburgh |
Township | Center |
Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 47710 |
Area code | 812 |
GNIS feature ID | 444269 [1] |
Stringtown is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Vanderburgh County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] There are a number of communities in Indiana named Stringtown.
It is located within the city limits of Evansville.
An old variant name of the community was called Zipp, which was named after Frank Zipp Jr., an early postmaster. [2] A post office was established under the name Zipp in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. [3]
Stringtown was so named on account of its houses being strung along the road. [1]
Vanderburgh County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 179,703. The county seat is in Evansville. While Vanderburgh County was the seventh-largest county in 2010 population with 179,703 people, it is also the eighth-smallest county in area in Indiana and the smallest in southwestern Indiana, covering only 236 square miles (610 km2). In 2019, the population was 181,451.
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Stringtown can refer to the following:
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