Penn, North Dakota

Penn
Unincorporated community
Penn
Location within the state of North Dakota
Penn
Penn (the US)
Coordinates: 48°13′18″N 99°5′20″W / 48.22167°N 99.08889°W / 48.22167; -99.08889Coordinates: 48°13′18″N 99°5′20″W / 48.22167°N 99.08889°W / 48.22167; -99.08889
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Ramsey
Elevation 1,467 ft (447 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 58362
Area code(s) 701
GNIS feature ID 1030673

Penn (also Lauren) is an unincorporated community in western Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 2 northwest of the city of Devils Lake, the county seat of Ramsey County.[1] Its elevation is 1,467 feet (447 m). The community was first named Lauren for the townsite owner, Lauren, and was later renamed Penn for English stockholders.[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 58362.[3]

Devil's Lake

It is reported that the State and Federal Governments have bought out parts of the town because Devil's Lake is expanding and will soon engulf the town with flood waters.

References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 77.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Penn, North Dakota, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-02-13. Accessed 2008-03-28.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup


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