Penntown Indiana Map

About Penntown, Indiana

Penntown is a locality in Ripley County, Indiana, United States. The population density is 113.0 people per km². Penntown is located at 39.2701°N, 85.0975°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47041.

Penntown rests in a gentle fold of Ripley County, where the land begins to hint at the rolling terrain of southern Indiana. It lies 9.2 miles north-west of Dearborn, IN (from Dearborn, IN: bearing 320°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east-south-east of Batesville. The sky here often stretches wide, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds, and the air carries the scent of damp earth and growing things after a rain. Fields of corn and soybeans, their green hues deepening as summer progresses, unfurl across the landscape, punctuated by stoic stands of oak and maple trees that offer their shade and a rustle of conversation in the breeze. The occasional farmhouse, painted in hues of white or faded barn red, surveys its domain with a quiet resilience, a sentinel to the enduring agricultural heart of the place. The history of Penntown is a story written in soil and honest labor, a legacy passed down through generations who worked this land. For many years, the fertile ground supported a robust farming community, with crops and livestock forming the backbone of the local economy. While agriculture remains, there’s a subtle shift, a quiet adaptation in how life unfolds here. The roads that wind through Penntown are arteries that once carried the produce of its farms to market, and though the scale of that trade may have changed, the spirit of self-reliance and neighborly connection persists. The very character of Penntown is in its understated endurance, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the familiar contours of the land and the unhurried rhythm of its days.

About This Penntown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Penntown, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.270052, -85.097459. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Penntown and Ripley County.

Detailed location data for Penntown includes the ZIP code (47041), telephone area code (317, 463), county seat of Ripley County (Versailles), and school district assignment (Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Penntown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.