Welcome to Penrock ...

Penrock is located in New Castle County<1>.

Penrock is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Penrock: 302

Communities near Penrock ...

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

• Wilmington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <3>
• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
• Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• West Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <3>
• Yeadon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
• Darby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
• Lansdowne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
• Woodbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Collingdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <3>
• Downingtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penrock ...

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