Penn Laird, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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  Penn Laird, Virginia  Penn Laird, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°23′08″N 78°48′09″W / 38.38556°N 78.80250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Rockingham |
| Elevation | 1,204 ft (367 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 22846 |
| Area code | 540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1496071[1] |
Penn Laird is an unincorporated community in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States.
Geography
Penn Laird is located on U.S. Route 33 5.7 miles (9.2 km) southeast of Harrisonburg.
History
Penn Laird has a post office with ZIP code 22846, which opened on July 18, 1896.[2][3] Ruth Kathleen Funkhouser Armstrong states the name Penn Laird came from the two middle names of Harold Roudabush's father, William Penn Roudabush and Harold's Wife father, whose middle name was Laird.
References
- ^ "Penn Laird". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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This page was last edited on 27 July 2023, at 21:51