Welcome to Penndel ...

Penndel is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penndel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1948.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Penndel has a population of 2,204 people<2> (see below for details).

Penndel is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Penndel had an population of 2,204 people. This is a decrease of 5.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Penndel had a population of 2,328 people. This makes Penndel the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Penndel represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 392nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,328 people, the population of Penndel decreased 3.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,420 people).

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

Communities near Penndel ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Trenton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Camden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Burlington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Morrisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Doylestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Hatboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
  • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <4>
• Ambler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
  • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <4>
• Jenkintown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkintown
  • Jenkintown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkintown <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 Penndel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penndel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penndel ...

Looking for more information about Penndel? 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 Penndel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Penndel.

Adding Penndel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Penndel post office opened in 1948.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penndel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

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