THE PENN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
Penn township has 18.5 square miles of land in Berks County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Penn and Berks County
Penn is associated with Berks County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Penn by land and water
The Census records 0.48 square miles of water within Penn, or 2.5% of its total area. It is 1.4 percentage points higher than the 1.1% recorded for Berks County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Penn township has 43.5 times the land area of nearby Bernville borough (0.43 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

