Penn Laird, Virginia
Penn Laird, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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
[edit]Penn Laird is located on U.S. Route 33 5.7 miles (9.2 km) southeast of Harrisonburg.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.