Welcome to Penns Park ...

Penns Park is located in Bucks County<1>.

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

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

Penns Park is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Penns Park ...

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

• Trenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Lansdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <4>
• Burlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Perkasie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
• Morrisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Doylestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Hatboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
  • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <4>
• Souderton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
  • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <4>
• Ambler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
  • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penns Park ...

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

Adding Penns Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

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