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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
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

Velpen is an unincorporated community 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.

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