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A town of 531 people in Bennington County, Vermont
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Town in Vermont, United States
1761Established
531Population
37.3 sq miArea
1,647 ftElevation

Peru is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 531 at the 2020 census. Originally known as Bromley, the town name was changed to "Peru" by the land grantees as a way of attracting land buyers to an area that had been described as 36 square miles (93 km2) of "trees, bears and mountain lions".

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ZIP code05152
Area code802
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Housing in Peru

$503K▼ 1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Peru home is worth about $503,000, down 1% in a year, 26% above the Vermont typical home.

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of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.

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Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland · 22.2 mi · ER
Mountain Valley Health CenterLondonderry · 5.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthNo shortage
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