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Pen Mar, Pennsylvania
Pen Mar, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Pen Mar, Pennsylvania
Pen Mar, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Pen Mar, Pennsylvania is located in the United States
Pen Mar, Pennsylvania
Pen Mar, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Franklin
Township Washington
Area
 • Total 0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2)
 • Land 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2)
 • Water 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
1,246 ft (380 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 929
 • Density 1,258/sq mi (485.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
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. The community's name is an amalgamation of "Pennsylvania" and "Maryland".

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.

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