Welcome to Pekin ...

Pekin is primarily located in Jefferson County<1>. A portion of Pekin extends into Keokuk County.

We aren't confident of the location of Pekin, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pekin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

Pekin is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pekin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pekin lies within the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Pekin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Pekin - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Nebraska, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (5), Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Pekin ...

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

• Ottumwa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
  • Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottumwa <4>
• Fairfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Sigourney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
  • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <4>
• Maharishi Vedic City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
  • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
• Keota
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Keota is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <4>
• Eldon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
  • Eldon is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <4>
• Hedrick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• Fremont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Brighton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
• Agency
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <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 Pekin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pekin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pekin ...

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

Adding Pekin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pekin 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 Pekin was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Pekin in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Pekin post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pekin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/