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Welcome to East William Penn ...

East William Penn is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East William Penn: E. William Penn

East William Penn is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near East William Penn ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Berwick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Shamokin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <3>
  • Tamaqua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • West Hazleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Minersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East William Penn ...

Looking for more information about East William 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East William Penn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East William Penn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East William Penn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.