Welcome to Penryn ...
Penryn is located in Placer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Penryn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Penryn is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Penryn lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Penryn: (916)
The ZIP code for Penryn: 95663<3>
Communities Also Named Penryn ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Penryn - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Penryn.
Communities near Penryn ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penryn.
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Placer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
- Citrus Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Heights
- Citrus Heights is located in Sacramento County
- Estimated population in 2015: 87,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citrus Heights <4>
- Folsom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Folsom is located in Sacramento County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
- Folsom has also been known as:
- Folsom City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
- Rancho Cordova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cordova
- Rancho Cordova is located in Sacramento County
- Estimated population in 2015: 71,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cordova <4>
- Rocklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklin
- Rocklin is located in Placer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocklin <4>
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Placer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,996 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Auburn is located in Placer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
- Wheatland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Wheatland is located in Yuba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>
- Virginiatown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
- Virginiatown is located in Placer County
- Granite Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bay
- Granite Bay is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Bay <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Penryn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penryn.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penryn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penryn.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Penryn. See our Newspapers Page for Penryn.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penryn ...
Looking for more information about Penryn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Penryn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Penryn.
Adding Penryn to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Penryn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Penryn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Penryn post office opened in 1873.
We also found Penryn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Penryn.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penryn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Placer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penryn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Penryn). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Penryn or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |