Penn
Penn is located in North Dakota
Penn
Penn
Location within the state of North Dakota
Penn is located in the United States
Penn
Penn
Penn (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°13′18″N 99°5′20″W / 48.22167°N 99.08889°W / 48.22167; -99.08889
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyRamsey
Elevation
1,467 ft (447 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
58362
Area code701
GNIS feature ID1030673

Penn (also Lauren) is an unincorporated community in western Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 2, northwest of the city of Devils Lake, the county seat of Ramsey County.[1] Its elevation is 1,467 feet (447 m). The community was first named Lauren for the townsite owner, Lauren, and was later renamed Penn for English stockholders.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 58362.[3]

Devil's Lake

It is reported that the State and Federal Governments have bought out parts of the town because Devils Lake is expanding and will soon engulf the town with flood waters.

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