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Welcome to Penns Creek ...

Penns Creek is located in Snyder County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penns Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Penns Creek: Penns Crk. (or less commonly used: Penns Ck. or Penns Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Penns Creek for more information about variations on the name of Penns Creek.

Penns Creek is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Penns Creek: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Penns Creek: 17862<4>

Communities near Penns Creek ...

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

  • Sunbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <5>
  • Milton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Milton is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
  • Selinsgrove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lewisburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Northumberland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mifflinburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Watsontown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Shamokin Dam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Middleburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Beavertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penns Creek ...

Looking for more information about Penns Creek? 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 Penns Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Penns Creek.

Adding Penns Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penns Creek 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 (so far) for Penns Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penns Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Snyder, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penns Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Penns Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Penns Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Penns Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Penns Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.