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PenntownIN

A town in Indiana.

Jobs based here
18
A commuter town

Is Penntown a good place to live?

We don’t grade Penntown yet; the figures below are still real.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Penntown for work

Where Penntown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

31% → Batesville Batesville 31% 8% → Cincinnati Cincinnati 8% 5% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 5% 3% → Brookville Brookville 3% 3% → Osgood Osgood 3% 3% → Carmel Carmel 3% Penntown · 0% stay
18jobs based in Penntown
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Getting set up

Moving to Penntown: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Penntown, and how to reach them.

PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsSunman-Dearborn Community School CorporationWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereRipley County Circuit Court ClerkRipley County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code4704147041 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Penntown.

Work & commute

With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Penntown work out of town

The top destinations are Batesville (31%), Cincinnati (8%) and Indianapolis (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Penntown0%
Batesville31%
Cincinnati8%
Indianapolis5%
Brookville3%
17 mi
median commute distance
18
jobs based in Penntown
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Full pagePenntown’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
The jobs here18 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work0% work in PenntownCommute timesCommute timesHow far they goHalf commute less than 17 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Penntown has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

In Penntown, the FEMA hazard score is 30 of 100, below both the Indiana town median (38 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 31% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.

30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
30Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
Full pagePenntown’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters15 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready3.2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Penntown

In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–40°
Spring42–63°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–65°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pagePenntown’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 21°Rain & snow18″ of snow a winter · 45 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Penntown

12pages on Penntown
The big questions
Work & commute18 jobs hereNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 30% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions73 nearby · William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial 20 miLibraryBatesville Memorial Public LibraryColleges
The story
Climate84° summer highs · 18″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Penntown; the nearest are

Miami University-OxfordUniversity or college · Public · Oxford, OH25.2 mi$18,161 in-state tuitionGateway Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Florence, KY32.5 mi$4,728 in-state tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Penntown

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Penntown is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
991 ft

Questions about Penntown

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Penntown, IN a good place to live?

We don’t grade Penntown yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Indiana.