Velpen, Indiana

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Velpen, Indiana
Census designated place
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Velpen
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
[1]
489 ft (149 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47590
Area codes 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]

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History

A post office has been in operation at Velpen since 1881. [4] The community was named after the town of Velpe, Germany.

Education

There is one school district in the county, Pike County School Corporation. [5]

Prior to 1937, Velpen had its own high school. The school colors were green and white, and the mascot was the Leopards. In 1937 students were moved to Otwell High School. That school, in turn, merged into Pike Central High School in 1974. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2023 (est.)23 [7]

The United States Census Bureau defined Velpen as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [8]

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. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list
  6. ↑ Blackford, Nathan (July 15, 2014). "School's Out Forever". Evansville Living . Evansville, Indiana . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ "B03002 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Velpen CDP – 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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