Welcome to Pep ...

Pep is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Pep is located in Hockley County<1>.

The location of Pep has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> In other words, the altitude 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).

Pep is within the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Pep: 79353<4>

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levelland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levelland
  • Levelland is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levelland <5>
• Littlefield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
  • Littlefield is located in Lamb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefield <5>
• Morton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Cochran County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
• Sudan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
  • Sudan is located in Lamb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sudan <5>
• Amherst
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Lamb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <5>
• Whiteface
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteface have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
  • Whiteface is located in Cochran County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteface <5>
• Bula
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
  • Bula is located in Bailey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bula <5>
• Enochs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enochs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochs
  • Enochs is located in Bailey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enochs <5>
• Whitharral
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitharral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitharral
  • Whitharral is located in Hockley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitharral <5>
• Maple
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Maple is located in Bailey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple <5>

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 for Pep was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pep.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/