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Welcome to Peekskill ...The city of Peekskill is located in Westchester County<1>. Peekskill was established in 1684. When the people of Peekskill refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Peekskillite<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Peekskill has a population of 24,307 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Peekskill is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Peekskill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The ZIP code for Peekskill: 10566<5> Websites for Peekskill ...Official Website: www.ci.peekskill.ny.us/ Chamber of Commerce: www.westchester.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Peekskill had an population of 24,307 people. This is an increase of 3.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.32% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Peekskill had a population of 23,583 people. This makes Peekskill the county's 17th most populous community. The population of Peekskill represents 0.12% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 104th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 23,583 people, the population of Peekskill increased 5.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 22,441 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Peekskill. Communities near Peekskill ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peekskill.
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 Peekskill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peekskill. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Peekskill. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Peekskill. Our list includes 42 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Peekskill. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peekskill ...Looking for more information about 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 Peekskill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Peekskill. Adding Peekskill to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of 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 Peekskill was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). We also found Peekskill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Peekskill. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Peekskill: www.ci.peekskill.ny.us/ The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/ The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/ Footnotes ...
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