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Welcome to Penn Oaks ...

Penn Oaks is located in York County<1>.


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


Penn Oaks is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Penn Oaks: (717)

Communities near Penn Oaks ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • York
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
  • Elizabethtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
  • Columbia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
  • Middletown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Millersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mount Joy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Lion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Manheim
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • New Freedom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penn Oaks ...

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

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

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penn Oaks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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