Velpen is an unincorporated community in southeastern Marion Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies along State Road 257 southeast of the city of Petersburg, the county seat of Pike County.[3] Although Velpen is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47590.[4]

Velpen, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Velpen Show map of Indiana Velpen Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°21′19″N 87°6′7″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Pike
Township	Marion
Elevation [1]	492 ft (150 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47590
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	445242

History

A post office has been in operation at Velpen since 1881.[5] The community may be named after the Velp river in Europe.[6]

Geography

Velpen is located at 38°21′19″N 87°6′7″W at an elevation of 492 feet (150 m).

References

This Pike County, Indiana location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e