Welcome to Pepper ...

Pepper is located in Sussex County<1>.

The location of Pepper has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pepper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Pepper is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pepper lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Pepper: (302)

Communities Also Named Pepper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pepper - they are located in Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pepper.

Communities near Pepper ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pepper.

• Salisbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Seaford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
  • Seaford is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <4>
• Georgetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Fruitland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <4>
• Millsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro
  • Millsboro is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsboro <4>
• Laurel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
• Delmar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <4>
• Milton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Federalsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
  • Federalsburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <4>
• Selbyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
  • Selbyville is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selbyville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pepper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pepper.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pepper. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pepper.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pepper. See our Newspapers Page for Pepper.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pepper ...

Looking for more information about Pepper? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pepper, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pepper.

Adding Pepper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pepper in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pepper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pepper post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pepper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pepper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/