Indiana · Census place 1855116

North Vernon, Indiana

North Vernon is a city in Jennings County, Indiana with an estimated 6,565 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 104th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
6,565
#104 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020
-0.6%
-38 people
Land area
7.7 sq mi
Density
856 / sq mi
State median 1,645
Orange pin: North Vernon. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

North Vernon population, 2020 to 2024

North Vernon lost 38 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.6%. In the latest year it moved by -8. Among 126 Indiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 99th; the median place changed by +1.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Indiana has 14,565 people, so North Vernon is 45% of it.

6,60320206,57320216,55120226,57320236,5652024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 6,612. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

North Vernon covers 7.67 square miles of land, for 856 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so North Vernon is less dense than the typical town.

What county North Vernon is in

All of North Vernon's residents live in Jennings County, which had 27,634 residents in 2024. North Vernon holds 23.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in North Vernon

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps North Vernon by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 47265. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where North Vernon is

The Census internal point of North Vernon is at 39.014900, -85.630100. Indianapolis, the capital, is 59.2 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Seymour, IN (22,524 people), 14.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY, 58.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
39.014900, -85.630100
DMS
39°00'53.64"N 85°37'48.36"W
UTM
16N 618599.5E 4319322.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
86FP2979+XX

Daylight in North Vernon

At 39.01° N, North Vernon gets about 14 h 55 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 26 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 29 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near North Vernon

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Westport, 11.5 miles away, with 1,391 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of North Vernon, IN?

6,565 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 38 (0.6%) from 6,603 in July 2020.

What county is North Vernon in?

Jennings County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover North Vernon?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 47265.

How far is North Vernon from Indianapolis?

59.2 miles (95.3 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from North Vernon.

What is the nearest larger city to North Vernon?

Seymour, IN, with 22,524 residents, 14.7 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.