Welcome to Pennington ...

Pennington is located in Beltrami County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pennington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Pennington is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pennington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pennington is located in the (218) area code.

The ZIP code for Pennington: 56663<3>

Communities Also Named Pennington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Pennington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Delaware, Georgia (2), Kansas, 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.

• Bemidji
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemidji
  • Bemidji is located in Beltrami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bemidji <4>
• Blackduck
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackduck
  • Blackduck is located in Beltrami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackduck <4>
• Cass Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Lake
  • Cass Lake is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass Lake <4>
• Tenstrike
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenstrike
  • Tenstrike is located in Beltrami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenstrike <4>
• Bena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bena
  • Bena is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bena <4>
• Squaw Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squaw Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Lake
  • Squaw Lake is located in Itasca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Squaw Lake <4>
• Turtle River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle River
  • Turtle River is located in Beltrami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
• Ryan Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Village
  • Ryan Village is located in Cass County
• Hines
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
  • Hines is located in Beltrami County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hines <4>
• Lavinia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
  • Lavinia is located in Beltrami 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 Pennington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pennington.

We 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pennington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pennington.

Adding Pennington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pennington 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 Pennington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pennington post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Beltrami County: www.co.beltrami.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/