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Welcome to Penn Valley ...

Penn Valley is located in Montgomery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Penn Valley: Penn Vly. (or less commonly used: Penn Vally. or Penn Vlly.)

Penn Valley is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Penn Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Penn Valley: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Bucks County.

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

Communities near Penn Valley ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Chester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lansdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Phoenixville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeadon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 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
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Penn Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penn Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penn Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

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