Welcome to Peru ...

Peru is located in Berkshire County<1>.

The pronunciation of Peru: pur-roo<2>

Peru was settled in 1767 and was incorporated in 1771.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Peru has a population of 837 people<3> (see below for details).

Peru is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Code for Peru: 413

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Peru had an population of 837 people. This is a decrease of 1.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Peru had a population of 847 people. This makes Peru the county's 24th most populous community.

The population of Peru represents 0.01% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 332nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 847 people, the population of Peru increased 3.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 821 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Peru.

Communities Also Named Peru ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Peru - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Peru ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near Peru ...

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

• Pittsfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
• North Adams
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
  • North Adams is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
• Adams
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
• Dalton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
• Lee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Lee is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
• Lenox
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
• Cheshire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
  • Cheshire is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
• Lanesborough
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
  • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
• Williamsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
• Huntington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peru ...

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

Adding Peru to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peru 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 Peru was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Peru post office opened in 1816.

We also found Peru in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peru.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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