Vernon is a community in Yuma County, Colorado across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 80755.
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)125 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)93 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Aurora, CO127 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX582 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Vernon; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Vernon had 38 residents in the 2020 census, up 31% since 2010.
Yuma County grew from 1,729 residents in 1900 to 9,988 in 2020.
Yuma County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 18.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wray, CO weather station (12 miles away).
2,314 jobs at 352 businesses in Yuma County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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