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Welcome to Peckham ...

Peckham is located in Weld County<1>.

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

Peckham is 4,730 feet [1,442 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Peckham is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Peckham lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Peckham: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Peckham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Peckham - they are located in Nebraska and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Peckham ...

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

  • Greeley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Loveland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Windsor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
    • Former names for Windsor:
    • New Liberty
    • New Windsor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
  • Evans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Firestone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Frederick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Berthoud
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Milliken
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fort Lupton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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 Peckham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peckham.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Peckham. 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 Peckham.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peckham ...

Looking for more information about Peckham? 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 Peckham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Peckham.

Adding Peckham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peckham 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 (so far) for Peckham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Peckham post office opened in 1898. The Peckham post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peckham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Weld, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peckham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Peckham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Peckham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/