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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.

  • Nebraska City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Auburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <6>
  • Tarkio
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Rock Port
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hamburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <6>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hamburg
    • From Peru to Hamburg
  • Sidney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Johnson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Johnson is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <6>
  • Riverton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <6>
  • Talmage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Nemaha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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 for Peru was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Peru post office opened in 1867.

We also found Peru in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peru.

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Nemaha, 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 Peru.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peru - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Peru area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Peru area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Peru). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Peru or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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