Welcome to Peoa ...

Peoa is located in Summit County<1>.

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

Peoa was established in 1857.

Peoa is 6,190 feet [1,887 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Peoa is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Peoa lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Peoa: (435)

Communities near Peoa ...

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

• Heber City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Heber City is located in Wasatch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
  • Heber City has also been known as:
  • Heber
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Heber City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <4>
• Park City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Park City is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,578 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Park City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
• Midway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Midway is located in Wasatch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Midway
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
• Kamas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kamas is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Kamas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamas <4>
• Francis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Francis is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Francis
• Coalville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Coalville is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Coalville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalville <4>
• Hideout
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Hideout
• Daniel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Daniel is located in Wasatch County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Daniel
• Charleston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Charleston
• Alta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Alta is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Former name for Alta:
  • Central City
  • Alta has also been known as:
  • Alta City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Alta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peoa ...

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

Adding Peoa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peoa 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 Peoa was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Peoa on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peoa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/