Pen Mar Pennsylvania Map

About Pen Mar, Pennsylvania

Pen Mar is a locality in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 947. The population density is 494.8 people per km². Pen Mar is located at 39.7263°N, 77.5160°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17268.

Pen Mar commands a sharp vantage point where the land tilts toward the horizon, defined by the steady, unceasing movement of Falls Creek as it carves through the local terrain. It lies 4.5 miles east-southeast of Waynesboro, PA (from Waynesboro, PA: bearing 123°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northeast of Robinwood. The topography here is rugged and deliberate, marked by a deep, singular depression known as Hanging Valley that holds the morning mist long after the sun has climbed the ridge. To the west, the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged, violet spine against the sky, while the thick, disciplined stands of the Mont Alto State Forest offer a quiet, dark contrast to the open fields. Just a mile away, the surface of Lake Royer reflects the shifting light of the passing day, its stillness a counterpoint to the persistent, low-frequency rush of the creek.

Pen Mar bears the weight of a former era, when the arrival of the railroad transformed this high ground into a destination for those seeking the cool, thin air of the heights. The Appalachian National Scenic Trail traces the spine of the ridge, bringing a steady, rhythmic pulse of hikers who move through the woods with the measured gait of long-distance travelers. While the grand structures of the past have largely yielded to the quiet reclamation of nature, the local economy remains tethered to this legacy of transit and recreation. Life in Pen Mar follows the seasonal turn of the hardwood canopy, an existence paced by the slow, predictable change of shadow and leaf rather than the frantic tempo of the modern industrial centers that lie far beyond these slopes.

About This Pen Mar Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pen Mar, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 39.726323, -77.51597. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Pen Mar includes the ZIP code (17268), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Franklin County (Chambersburg), and school district assignment (Waynesboro Area School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.