Welcome to Lake Peekskill ...
Lake Peekskill is located in Putnam County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Peekskill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1933.
A typical abbreviation for Lake Peekskill: Lk. Peekskill
Lake Peekskill is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lake Peekskill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lake Peekskill: 845 & 329<3>
Communities near Lake Peekskill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Peekskill.
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
- Palm Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Kiryas Joel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Newburgh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Ossining
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peekskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haverstraw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tarrytown
(17 miles [27.4 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 Lake Peekskill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Peekskill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake Peekskill. 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 Lake Peekskill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Peekskill. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Peekskill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Peekskill ...
Looking for more information about Lake Peekskill? 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 Lake Peekskill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Peekskill.
Adding Lake Peekskill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lake Peekskill 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 Lake Peekskill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lake Peekskill post office opened in 1933.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Peekskill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Peekskill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Peekskill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Peekskill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |