| Official Name: | Peru, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Label: | Peru |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Centre |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Benner |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.09 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.09 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 26 |
| Population Density Km2: | 300.97 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 787.88 |
| Population Demonym: | Peruvian |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Coordinates: | 40.8547°N -77.7667°W |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-59580 |
Peru is an unincorporated community in Benner Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.[3] Peru is alternatively known unofficially as Lauvertown.[4] Peru is located northeast of State College and southwest of Pleasant Gap along Pennsylvania Route 26 near the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution at Rockview.
The CDP is in Bellefonte Area School District.[5]