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History · Penn Estates

Half of Penn Estates’ homes were built after 1988

Most of Penn Estates was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988.

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What stands out about Penn Estates’ past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Penn Estates are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Penn Estates, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Penn Estates yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Penn Estates is a census-designated place located in Stroud and Pocono Townships in Monroe County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located northwest of the borough of East Stroudsburg. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,493 residents.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 4,493 in 2010, 4,546 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Penn Estates

Nobody well known was born in Penn Estates itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Byron K. LichtenbergAmerican astronaut and engineer · b. 1948
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Jayson TerdimanAmerican luger · b. 1988
Everett KentAmerican politician · b. 1888
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Shelby StarnerAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1984
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Alex WeekesAmerican soccer player · b. 1988
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Carl Henry HoffmanAmerican politician · b. 1896

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →