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Penrith, Washington
Unincorporated community
Location of Penrith, Washington
Coordinates: 48°09′08″N 117°05′58″W / 48.15222°N 117.09944°W / 48.15222; -117.09944
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Pend Oreille
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code	509

Penrith is an unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

History

A post office called Penrith was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1916. The community was given its name by railroad officials.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Penrith, Washington
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 211.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States
County seat: Newport
City	Newport
Towns	Cusick Ione Metaline Metaline Falls
Unincorporated communities	Blueslide Dalkena Diamond Lake Jared Penrith Tiger Usk
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