Official Name: | Peacham, Vermont |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Vermont#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Peacham |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 44.3286°N -72.17°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Vermont |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Caledonia |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Peacham |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.99 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.99 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 399 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 05862 |
Area Code: | 802 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 50-54325 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2805706 |
Peacham is the primary village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Peacham, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The Peacham Corner Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, occupies the four roads extending outward from the crossroads at the village center.
The village is in southwestern Caledonia County, in the eastern part of the town of Peacham. It sits on a hill that drains northeast to East Peacham Brook and south to South Peacham Brook. Both brooks are tributaries of the Stevens River, which flows east to the Connecticut River at Barnet.
Peacham is 6miles south of U.S. Route 2 at Danville, 7miles northwest of Interstate 91 at Barnet, and 8miles north of U.S. Route 302 at Groton. Groton State Forest is to the west.