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Welcome to Pennwyn ...

Pennwyn is located in Berks County<1>.

Pennwyn is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Pennwyn ...

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

  • Reading
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pottstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ephrata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lititz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
    • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <3>
  • New Holland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kutztown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • West Reading
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sinking Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pennwyn ...

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

Footnotes ...

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