Welcome to Penbrook ...

Penbrook is located in Dauphin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penbrook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Penbrook has a population of 2,975 people<3> (see below for details).

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

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

Penbrook lies within the (717) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Penbrook had an population of 2,975 people. This is a decrease of 1.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Penbrook had a population of 3,008 people. This makes Penbrook the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Penbrook represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 319th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,008 people, the population of Penbrook decreased 1.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,044 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Penbrook.

Communities Also Named Penbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Penbrook - it's located in Nebraska.

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

Communities near Penbrook ...

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

• Carlisle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
• Elizabethtown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <5>
• Middletown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Mechanicsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <5>
• Camp Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <5>
• Palmyra
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <5>
• Hummelstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
  • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <5>
• Manchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• Dillsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Dillsburg is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <5>
• Marysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <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 Penbrook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penbrook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penbrook ...

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

Adding Penbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Penbrook post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penbrook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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