Vernon, Alabama
Vernon | |
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Lamar County courthouse in Vernon | |
Location of Vernon in Lamar County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′23″N 88°06′41″W / 33.75639°N 88.11139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lamar |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.89 sq mi (15.26 km2) |
| • Land | 5.89 sq mi (15.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,921 |
| • Density | 326.0/sq mi (125.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35592 |
| Area codes | 205, 659 |
| FIPS code | 01-78480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405641 |
Vernon is a city in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. The city is the county seat of Lamar County, and previously served as the seat of its two predecessors, Jones County (not to be confused with Covington County), which briefly existed in 1867, and for Sanford County from 1868 until it was renamed Lamar in 1877. It incorporated in 1870. As of the 2020 census, Vernon had a population of 1,921.