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Penfield | |
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| Motto: a town of planned progress | |
 Location in Monroe County and the state of New York. | |
.svg) Location of New York in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 43°09′40″N 77°26′48″W / 43.16111°N 77.44667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Monroe |
| Established | March 30, 1810[1] |
| Government | |
| • Town supervisor | Jeff Leenhouts (R; 2024-present)
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| Area | |
• Total | 37.85 sq mi (98.04 km2) |
| • Land | 37.22 sq mi (96.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2) |
| Elevation | 512 ft (156 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 39,438 |
• Estimate (2022)[3] | 38,872 |
| • Density | 1,002.93/sq mi (387.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 14526, 14450, 14580, 14625 |
| Area code | 585 |
| FIPS code | 36-055-57144 |
| Website | https://www.penfield.org/ |
Penfield is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 39,438 at the 2020 census.[4]
The town was incorporated in 1810 by the proprietor Daniel Penfield, a veteran of the Revolutionary War who purchased the town lands in 1795 and moved to the area in 1809. His house still stands at 1784 Penfield Road.[5] Penfield is a suburb of Rochester. The town's motto is "A Town of Planned Progress".
- ^ Hanford, Franklin (1911). On the origin of the names of places in Monroe County, New York (PDF). Scottsville, New York: Isaac Van Hooser. p. 10. OCLC 866011722. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. U.S. Census Bureau.
- ^ Frank, Maude (1989). A Retrospective Look at the Town of Penfield. Penfield, NY: Town of Penfield.