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Welcome to Perley ...

The city of Perley is located in Norman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Perley has a population of 83 people<2> (see below for details).

Perley is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Perley: 218

The ZIP code for Perley: 56574<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Perley had an population of 83 people. This is a decrease of 9.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 31.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perley had a population of 92 people. This makes Perley the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 92 people, the population of Perley decreased 23.97% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 121 people).

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

Communities Also Named Perley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Perley - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Perley ...

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

  • Hillsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ada
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ada is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <5>
  • Harwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Reile's Acres
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Reile's Acres is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Halstad
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Argusville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hendrum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hunter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Shelly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Shelly is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Grandin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perley ...

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

Adding Perley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Perley post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Norman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Perley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Perley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Perley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/