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Welcome to Penrose ...

Penrose is located in Fremont County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penrose, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Penrose is described as "Named after Spencer Penrose, a Colorado Springs captialist and philanthropist."

Penrose is 5,330 feet [1,625 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Penrose is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Penrose lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Penrose: 719

The ZIP code for Penrose: 81240<4>

Communities Also Named Penrose ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Penrose - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Penrose ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penrose ...

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

Adding Penrose to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penrose 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 (so far) for Penrose was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Penrose post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penrose.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Fremont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penrose - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Penrose). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Penrose or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/