Welcome to Penrith ...

Penrith is located in Pend Oreille County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penrith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Penrith is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Penrith lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Penrith lies within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Penrith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Penrith - they are located in Manitoba, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Penrith ...

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

• Spirit Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
  • Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <4>
• Newport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Priest River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest River
  • Priest River is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priest River <4>
• Cusick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusick
  • Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusick <4>
• Oldtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
  • Oldtown is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldtown <4>
• Camden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Pend Oreille County
• Dalkena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
  • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County
• Blanchard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <4>
• Elk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Elk is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk <4>
• Usk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usk
  • Usk is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Usk <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 Penrith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penrith.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penrith ...

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

Adding Penrith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penrith 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 Penrith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Penrith post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penrith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pend Oreille County: www.co.pend-oreille.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/