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Welcome to Peapack ...

Peapack is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peapack, you might consider that their post office opened in 1823.

Peapack is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Peapack: 908

The ZIP code for Peapack: 07977<3>

Communities near Peapack ...

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

  • New Brunswick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Plainfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainfield is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
  • Westfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Westfield is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
  • Summit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Summit is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
  • Morristown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Morristown is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
    • Morristown has also been known as:
    • New Hanover
    • West Hanover
  • Dover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
  • Hackettstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
  • Boonton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Boonton is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
  • Clinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
  • Hacklebarney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peapack ...

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

Adding Peapack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peapack 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 Peapack was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Peapack post office opened in 1823.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peapack.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peapack - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Peapack). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Peapack or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>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/