Peacham Vermont Map

About Peacham, Vermont

Peacham is a locality in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 147. The population density is 36.8 people per km². Peacham is located at 44.3289°N, 72.1690°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05862.

Peacham occupies a high, sloping plateau where the air holds a permanent, crisp clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the surrounding timberland. It lies 47.8 miles east-southeast of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 103°T), and is situated 18.8 miles east-northeast of Barre. The landscape is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the land, stretching toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Green Mountains that anchor the western horizon. East Peacham Brook carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the lower terrain, its cool waters fueling the deep greens of the wild grasses, while the Peacham Fire District Forest offers a dense, shadowed sanctuary of hemlock and pine. Beyond the village, the ground rises into uneven pastures and thickets that transition toward the quiet, dark basin of Mud Pond, a place where the water holds the reflection of the sky with a mirror-like intensity.

Settlers arrived here to clear the heavy timber and organize a life around the stubborn, rocky soil, establishing a legacy of agrarian endurance that persists in the quiet labor of the fields. The economy remains tethered to the slow cycles of the harvest and the seasonal rhythm of the land, while the proximity to Groton State Forest provides a vast, protected expanse that keeps the modern world at a distance. Residents maintain a pace dictated by the turning of the seasons, often retreating toward the Peacham Bog Trail to observe the subtle shifts in the peat-rich earth and the migration of local birds. History in Peacham is not kept behind glass but is lived in the preservation of the village center, where the light at dusk hits the white structures with a pale, golden luminescence that makes the architecture feel as permanent as the granite ledges beneath the topsoil.

About This Peacham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Peacham, Vermont. Coordinates: 44.328948, -72.168986. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Peacham includes the ZIP code (05862), telephone area code (802), county seat of Caledonia County (St. Johnsbury), and school district assignment (Peacham School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.