Penngrove, California

Penngrove
Main Street in Penngrove
Main Street in Penngrove
Penngrove is located in California
Penngrove
Penngrove
Location in the state of California
Penngrove is located in the United States
Penngrove
Penngrove
Penngrove (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°17′59″N 122°40′0″W / 38.29972°N 122.66667°W / 38.29972; -122.66667[1]
Country United States
State California
CountySonoma
Area
 • Total4.024 sq mi (10.423 km2)
 • Land4.024 sq mi (10.423 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation85 ft (26 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,172
 • Density1,000/sq mi (400/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code
94951
Area code707
FIPS code06-56476
GNIS feature IDs230491, 2583110

Penngrove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States, situated between the cities of Petaluma and Cotati, at the foot of the western flank of Sonoma Mountain. It is part of the North Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 2,522 at the 2010 census.

The area is the site of a historic grove called Penn's Grove;[3] it was formerly a freight station on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad and a center of egg and chicken farming.

  1. ^ a b "Penngrove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
  3. ^ "What are the roots of the name 'Penngrove'?". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. September 17, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2020.