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Vernon, Arizona
Location of Vernon in Apache County, Arizona.
Location of Vernon in Apache County, Arizona.
Vernon, Arizona is located in Arizona
Vernon, Arizona
Vernon, Arizona
Location in Arizona
Country United States
State Arizona
County Apache
Area
 • Total 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
 • Land 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
6,913 ft (2,107 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 126
 • Density 222.61/sq mi (85.93/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code
85940
Area code(s) 928
GNIS feature ID 35771

Vernon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 122. Vernon is 19 miles (31 km) east of Show Low. Vernon has a post office with ZIP code 85940.

Vernon was settled by B.H. Wilhelm Jr, who named it in 1894 for William Tecumseh Vernon. It was important at first as a sawmill town, but as activity diminished, people moved away. It had been a Mormon ward, but they disbanded it in 1954, when the sawmill business finally moved to the vicinity of Lakeside.

It is east of Show Low.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 126
U.S. Decennial Census

During recent years Vernon has grown little. Some ranches have been active since 1870. The Romyak Compound incorporated in 2014, know locally as "Ranchero Vidrio Vista".

Education

Its local school district is the Vernon Elementary School District.

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