Welcome to Pennington ...

Pennington is located in Sumter County<1>.

The location of Pennington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Pennington is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Pennington, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Pennington: (229)

Communities Also Named Pennington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Pennington: This one is located in Sumter County and the other is located in Morgan County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 17 communities that are also named Pennington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pennington.

Communities near Pennington ...

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

• Americus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Americus <4>
• Vienna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Montezuma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Ellaville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
  • Ellaville is located in Schley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellaville <4>
• Oglethorpe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglethorpe
  • Oglethorpe is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglethorpe <4>
• Plains
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Plains is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>
• Byromville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byromville
  • Byromville is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byromville <4>
• Ideal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Ideal is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <4>
• Leslie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
• Pinehurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <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 Pennington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pennington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pennington ...

Looking for more information about Pennington? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pennington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pennington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumter-ga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/