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Welcome to Lenni ...

Lenni is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lenni, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1967.

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

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

Websites for Lenni ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lenni, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Lenni ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Camden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Wilmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <3>
  • Norristown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Chester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Phoenixville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Yeadon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Gloucester City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Darby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <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 Lenni. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lenni.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lenni ...

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

Adding Lenni to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Lenni on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lenni.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lenni - 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.