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Welcome to Peavey ...

Peavey is located in Twin Falls County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peavey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Peavey is 3,730 feet [1,137 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Peavey is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Peavey and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for Peavey: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Peavey ...

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

  • Twin Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jerome
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Buhl
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Buhl is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhl <4>
  • Kimberly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wendell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hansen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hansen is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hansen <4>
  • Hollister
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hollister is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Castleford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Clover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clover is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Falls City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Falls City is located in Jerome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peavey ...

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

Adding Peavey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peavey 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 Peavey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Peavey post office opened in 1907. The Peavey post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peavey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Twin Falls, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peavey - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Peavey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Peavey 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/