Welcome to Pen Mar ...

Pen Mar is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pen Mar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Pen Mar: The name Pen Mar is a portmanteau<2> and it reflects the fact that the town straddles the border of Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Pen Mar is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Pen Mar: (717)

The ZIP code for Pen Mar: 17268<4>

Communities Also Named Pen Mar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pen Mar - it's located in Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pen Mar.

Communities near Pen Mar ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Chambersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <5>
• Waynesboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Gettysburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <5>
• Thurmont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Taneytown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <5>
• Walkersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Greencastle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <5>
• Carroll Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pen Mar ...

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

Adding Pen Mar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pen Mar 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 Pen Mar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pen Mar post office opened in 1883.

We also found Pen Mar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pen Mar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/