Pen Mar, Pennsylvania

Pen Mar, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°43′14″N 77°30′24″W / 39.72056°N 77.50667°WCoordinates: 39°43′14″N 77°30′24″W / 39.72056°N 77.50667°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Franklin
Township	Washington
Area
• Total	0.75 sq mi (1.93 km^2)
• Land	0.74 sq mi (1.91 km^2)
• Water	0.008 sq mi (0.02 km^2)
Elevation	1,246 ft (380 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	929
• Density	1,258/sq mi (485.6/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	17268
FIPS code	42-58776
GNIS feature ID	2634268

Pen Mar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along the Mason–Dixon line, bordered to the south by the community of Pen Mar Park in Maryland. As of the 2010 census the population of Pen Mar was 929.^[1]

Geography

Pen Mar is located in southeastern Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on the western slope of South Mountain. Pennsylvania Route 550 is the main road through the community, leading northwest down the mountain 2 miles (3 km) to Rouzerville. Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Pen Mar, and the site of the former Fort Ritchie in Maryland is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the southeast.

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Pen Mar CDP, Pennsylvania". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2016.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pen Mar Census Designated Place