Welcome to Mount Penn ...

Mount Penn is located in Berks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Penn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Penn has a population of 3,114 people<3> (see below for details).

Mount Penn is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Penn had an population of 3,114 people. This is an increase of 0.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Penn had a population of 3,106 people. This makes Mount Penn the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Mount Penn represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 306th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,106 people, the population of Mount Penn increased 2.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,016 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Penn.

Communities near Mount Penn ...

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

• Pottstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• Ephrata
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <5>
• New Holland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <5>
• Shillington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <5>
• Birdsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <5>
• Kutztown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <5>
• Hamburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <5>
• Sinking Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
  • Sinking Spring is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinking Spring <5>
• Fleetwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Fleetwood is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <5>
• Boyertown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
  • Boyertown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <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 Mount Penn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Penn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Penn ...

Looking for more information about Mount Penn? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Penn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Penn.

Adding Mount Penn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Penn post office opened in 1866.

We also found Mount Penn on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Penn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/