EXPLORE PENN WYNNE

Penn Wynne is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Lower Merion Township, and the mailing address is Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. The population was 5,697 at the 2010 census. It is mainly a residential area. The main arteries are Haverford Road and Manoa Road.

Geography

Penn Wynne is located at 39°59′2″N 75°16′28″W (39.984012, -75.274510). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.

History

The area was first known as the Green Hill Zone plantation. It was established in the 17th century by Welsh Quaker Thomas Lloyd.

In the early 1900s, the land was subdivided and developed. There are two sections to Penn Wynne. The southern section primarily contains twin homes built from the early 1920s to the mid-1940s. The northern section of Penn Wynne contains larger, single family homes, generally built after the homes in the southern section.

Community Services

The community is served by the Penn Wynne Fire Company, a volunteer fire company that covers the Penn Wynne neighborhood.

Penn Wynne is also the home to the Penn Wynne Elementary School, an award-winning, Blue Ribbon school. Penn Wynne Elementary is part of the Lower Merion School District and is a feeder school to Lower Merion High School.

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