Peach Springs’ post office opened in 1887, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Peach Springs was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Its Register listings are the Peach Springs Trading Post and the John Osterman Gas Station.
How Peach Springs began
When was Peach Springs founded?
The Peach Springs post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name.
How historic is Peach Springs?
More historic than 30% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
What drives Peach Springs’ History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Peach Springs is more historic than 30% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
Few Arizona towns list much on the Register (a typical Arizona town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Peach Springs’ 16.2 sits above most of its state (82% of Arizona towns have fewer) while its 2 listings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
2 historic places in Peach Springs
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Places now gone
Peach Springs’s post office has been open since 1887.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Peach Springs’ history
What year was Peach Springs founded?
The Peach Springs post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Peach Springs rank for history?
Peach Springs is more historic than 30% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Peach Springs?
Two places: the Peach Springs Trading Post (listed 2003) and the John Osterman Gas Station (2012).
How old are the homes in Peach Springs?
0.0% of Peach Springs’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.7 points), against a typical 0.4% for an Arizona town; the median home was built in 1982.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From the National Register of Historic Places (2), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.