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Velpen, Indiana
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Velpen, Indiana is located in Indiana
Velpen, Indiana
Velpen, Indiana
Location in Indiana
Velpen, Indiana is located in the United States
Velpen, Indiana
Velpen, Indiana
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Indiana
County Pike
Township Marion
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47590
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 445242

Velpen is an census-designated place in southeastern Marion Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along State Road 257 southeast of the city of Petersburg, the county seat of Pike County. Although Velpen is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47590.

History

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

Education

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

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.

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