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Penryn, Pennsylvania
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 Penryn, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Penryn, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Township | Penn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.90 sq mi (4.92 km2) |
| • Land | 1.89 sq mi (4.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 585 ft (178 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 980 |
| • Density | 519.34/sq mi (200.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
17564
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| Area code(s) | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-59344 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1183564 |
Penryn is a small community located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is known as a census-designated place (CDP). This means it's an area that the government defines for counting people, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town.
Where is Penryn?
Penryn is in the northern part of Lancaster County. It's about 3.5 miles northeast of a town called Manheim. It is also about 6 miles northwest of Lititz. The county seat, Lancaster, is about 13 miles south of Penryn.
Land and Water
The Penryn CDP covers a total area of about 1.9 square miles (4.9 square kilometers). Most of this area is land, with only a very small part, about 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers), being water. The community gets its water from small streams that flow into Chiques Creek. This creek then flows south directly into the Susquehanna River.
Who Lives in Penryn?
This section talks about the demographics of Penryn, which means information about the people who live there.
Population Count
According to the 2020 United States Census, the population of Penryn was 980 people. In the 2010 census, there were 1,024 people living in Penryn.
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| 2020 | 980 | — | |
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See also
In Spanish: Penryn (Pensilvania) para niños
