Welcome to Peak ...

The town of Peak is located in Newberry County<1> (at the time of its founding, Peak was located in Lexington County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Peak has a population of 63 people<2> (see below for details).

Peak is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Peak lies within the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Peak: 29122<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Peak had an population of 63 people. This is a decrease of 1.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Peak had a population of 64 people. This makes Peak the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 64 people, the population of Peak increased 4.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 61 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Peak.

Communities Also Named Peak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Peak - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oregon and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peak.

Communities near Peak ...

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

• Lexington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Irmo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <5>
• Newberry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <5>
• Blythewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythewood
  • Blythewood is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythewood <5>
• Winnsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
• Chapin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Chapin is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <5>
• Prosperity
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
  • Prosperity is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosperity <5>
• Little Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
  • Little Mountain is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Mountain <5>
• Pomaria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria
  • Pomaria is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomaria <5>
• Monticello
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Fairfield County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peak ...

Looking for more information about Peak? 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 Peak, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Peak.

Adding Peak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peak 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 Peak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Peak post office opened in 1880.

We also found Peak in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Newberry County: www.newberrycounty.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/