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Welcome to Pennington ...

The origin (or the toponymy) of Pennington: Named for Frederick Pennington (1819-1914), an original shareholder in the White Pass and Yukon Railway.

Pennington is 3,420 feet [1,042 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Pennington is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pennington lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Area Codes for Pennington: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>

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, California, Delaware, Georgia (2), 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 8 communities that are near Pennington.

  • Carcross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pavey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavey
  • Log Cabin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bennett ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Conrad City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fraser
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
  • Ten Mile
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
  • White Pass
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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.

Adding Pennington to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Pennington was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pennington.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pennington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 257, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Pennington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Pennington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.