Welcome to Pender ...

Pender is located in Fairfax County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pender, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Pender is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Pender: (703) and (571)<4>

Websites for Pender ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pender, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Pender ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pender - they are located in Missouri, Nebraska and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Pender ...

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

• Arlington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Rockville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Leesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Manassas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <5>
• Herndon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Fairfax
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Manassas Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <5>
• Vienna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Falls Church
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
  • Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pender ...

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

Adding Pender to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pender post office opened in 1890.

We also found Pender in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pender.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/