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Welcome to Port Penn ...

Port Penn is located in New Castle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Penn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Port Penn: Prt. Penn

Port Penn is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Port Penn: 302

The ZIP code for Port Penn: 19731<3>

Communities near Port Penn ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Penn ...

Looking for more information about Port 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.

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

Adding Port Penn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port 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 Port Penn was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Port Penn in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including New Castle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Penn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Port Penn). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Port Penn or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.