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Welcome to Pep ...

Pep is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Pep is located in Hockley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pep, you might consider that their post office opened in 1936.

Pep is 3,690 feet [1,125 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pep is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pep lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Pep (for example, toward Causey (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Pep: 806

The ZIP code for Pep: 79353<3>

Communities Also Named Pep ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pep - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Pep ...

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

  • Levelland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Littlefield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Morton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sudan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Amherst
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Whiteface
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Enochs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Whitharral
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Maple
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pep ...

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

Adding Pep to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pep 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 Pep was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pep post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pep.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hockley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pep - 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 Pep). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pep or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/