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Penn Valley, California
CDP
About Penn Valley
Penn Valley is a small unincorporated community in northern California.
Penn Valley holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.12 square miles.
📰 Penn Valley News Today
- Supervisors Approve New Holiday Market Store in Penn Valley Nevada County (.gov) · Jun 16
- Penn Valley Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- Mooney Fire: Forward progress stopped for fire burning in Nevada County KCRA · Jul 22
- All evacuations lifted for Kearney Fire forces in rural Nevada County near Penn Valley CBS News · Jul 14
- Update on gunfire in a Penn Valley residential area YubaNet · Dec 10
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Penn Valley Unique
- The only place in America named Penn Valley — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Penn Valley
- Western Gateway Regional Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Penn Valley
- Penn Valley Union Special Education Preschool
- Ready Springs Elementary
- Vantage Point Charter
- Williams Ranch Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateCalifornia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.12 sq mi
Coordinates39.1953, -121.1941