Pep is an unincorporated community in northwestern Hockley County, Texas, United States, situated along Farm to Market Road 303. It is located on the high plains of the Llano Estacado just to the west of the historic Yellow House Ranch. Pep has a post office with the ZIP code 79353.[2]
Pep, Texas | |
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 Saint Phillips Cemetery in Pep | |
  Pep  Pep | |
| Coordinates: 33°48′58″N 102°33′30″W / 33.81611°N 102.55833°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Hockley |
| Physiographic region | Llano Estacado |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Elevation | 3,701 ft (1,128 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 35 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 79353 |
| Area code | 806 |
| Website | Handbook of Texas |
Education
editPublic education in the community of Pep is provided by the Morton Independent School District. The Pep Independent School District consolidated with neighboring Whiteface in August 1978.[3] Sometime in the 1990s Morton ISD took over the operation of the school and made it an accelerated alternative educational center.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Pep". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- ^ About WCISD Archived 2009-08-02 at the Wayback Machine – Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
4. http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2014-11-27/pep-natives-return-home-cook-serve-thanksgiving-meal
External links
edit- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pep, Texas
- Pep, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Photos of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico
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