About Peru
Peru is a small unincorporated community in northeastern New York.
Peru holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.92 square miles.
📰 Peru News Today
- Opinion | Growing Up in Peru, She Thought She Knew Poverty. America Surprised Her. The New York Times · Aug 8
- Drone video: Garage destroyed by car fire in Clinton County WPTZ · Jul 8
- Car fire spreads to garage in Peru, NY wcax.com · Jul 8
- Peru Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- Schedule - Peru Nighthawks (Peru, NY) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 3
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Peru Unique
- One of 6 places in the US named Peru — but the New York one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Peru
- Pasquale's Restaurant and Bar
- Rulfs Orchard — breakfast
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Peru
- Macomb Reservation State Park reviews ★
- Terry Mountain State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Hayworth-Mason Park reviews ★
- Jefferson Dukette Memorial Field reviews ★
- Lapham Mills Park reviews ★
- Little Ausable Park reviews ★
- M. J. Sullivan Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Peru
- PERU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- PERU HIGH SCHOOL
- PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.92 sq mi
Coordinates44.5793, -73.5333