Welcome to East Penfield ...

East Penfield is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Penfield, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Penfield: E. Penfield

East Penfield is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for East Penfield: (585)

Communities near East Penfield ...

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

• Rochester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Canandaigua
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
  • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <4>
• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• East Rochester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Webster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>
• Palmyra
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Honeoye Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye Falls
  • Honeoye Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeoye Falls <4>
• Victor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
• Clifton Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
  • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <4>
• Lima
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lima is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <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 East Penfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Penfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Penfield ...

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

Adding East Penfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Penfield 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 East Penfield was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found East Penfield on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Penfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/