Welcome to Pennington ...

The origin (or the toponymy) of Pennington: Named for Frederick Pennington (1819-1914), an original shareholder in the White Pass and Yukon Railway.

Pennington is 3,420 feet [1,042 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Pennington is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pennington lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Area codes for Pennington: (250) and (778)<2>

Communities Also Named Pennington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Pennington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia (2), Kansas, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Pennington ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Pennington.

Carcross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcross
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carcross <3>
Pavey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pavey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavey
Log Cabin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Cabin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
Bennett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
Conrad City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad City
Fraser
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
Ten Mile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
White Pass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pass

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pennington ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pennington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250).
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.