Welcome to Peru ...The city of Peru is located in Nemaha County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Peru, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Peru has a population of 749 people<2> (see below for details). Peru is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Peru lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Peru: 402 & 531<4> The ZIP code for Peru: 68421<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Peru had an population of 749 people. This is a decrease of 13.41% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.63% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Peru had a population of 865 people (which is 11.95% of the total population of Nemaha County). This makes Peru the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Peru represents 0.05% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 133rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 865 people, the population of Peru increased 52.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 569 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, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, 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. Communities near Peru ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peru.
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. Our list includes 17 papers. 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Peru, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Peru was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Peru. Footnotes ...
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