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Welcome to Penfield ...

Penfield is located in Delaware County<1>.

Penfield is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Penfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Penfield: This one is located in Delaware County and the other is located in Clearfield County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 8 communities that are also named Penfield - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan, New York and Ohio.

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

Websites for Penfield ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

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

Communities near Penfield ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Camden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Norristown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • West Chester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lansdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Phoenixville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeadon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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 Penfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penfield ...

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

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 Penfield - 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.