Welcome to Penney Farms ...

The town of Penney Farms is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penney Farms, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Penney Farms has a population of 830 people<2> (see below for details).

Penney Farms is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Penney Farms lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Penney Farms lies within the (904) area code.

The ZIP code for Penney Farms: 32079<4>

Websites for Penney Farms ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.claychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Penney Farms, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Penney Farms had an population of 830 people. This is an increase of 10.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 43.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Penney Farms had a population of 749 people. This makes Penney Farms the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 749 people, the population of Penney Farms increased 29.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 580 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Penney Farms.

Communities near Penney Farms ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penney Farms.

• Green Cove Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
  • Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <5>
• Orange Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <5>
• Starke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
  • Starke is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starke <5>
• Keystone Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
  • Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <5>
• Lawtey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtey
  • Lawtey is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawtey <5>
• Asbury Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
  • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
• Middleburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <5>
• Doctors Inlet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors Inlet
  • Doctors Inlet is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doctors Inlet <5>
• Lakeside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Clay County
• Kingsley Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
  • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County

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 Penney Farms. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penney Farms.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penney Farms. 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 Penney Farms.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Penney Farms. See our Newspapers Page for Penney Farms.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penney Farms ...

Looking for more information about Penney Farms? 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 Penney Farms, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Penney Farms.

Adding Penney Farms to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penney Farms 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 Penney Farms was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penney Farms.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penney Farms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountygov.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/