Welcome to West Penn ...

West Penn is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Penn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for West Penn: W. Penn

West Penn is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near West Penn ...

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

• Hazleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <4>
• Pottsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
• Tamaqua
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <4>
• Palmerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <4>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylkill Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <4>
• Kutztown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <4>
• Shenandoah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Jim Thorpe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <4>
• Hamburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <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 West Penn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Penn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Penn ...

Looking for more information about West Penn? 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 West Penn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Penn.

Adding West Penn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Penn 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 West Penn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Penn post office opened in 1828.

We also found West Penn in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Penn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/