Welcome to Penn Run ...

Penn Run is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penn Run, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Penn Run is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Penn Run: 15765<3>

Communities near Penn Run ...

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

• Indiana
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Indiana
  • From Penn Run to Indiana
• Northern Cambria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Blairsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Blairsville is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blairsville
  • From Penn Run to Blairsville
• Ebensburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ebensburg
  • From Penn Run to Ebensburg
• Barnesboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Nanty Glo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nanty Glo
  • From Penn Run to Nanty Glo
• Spangler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spangler
  • From Penn Run to Spangler
• Homer City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer City
  • Homer City is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Homer City
  • From Penn Run to Homer City
• Patton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Clymer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clymer
  • From Penn Run to Clymer

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penn Run ...

Looking for more information about Penn Run? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Penn Run, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Penn Run.

Adding Penn Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penn Run 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 Penn Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Penn Run post office opened in 1839.

We also found Penn Run in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penn Run.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

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