Penlan is a suburban area of Swansea, Wales in the Penderry ward.
Local amenities include the Penlan leisure centre, which incorporates a swimming pool and sports hall, and the Penlan Library..
The headquarters of the main public transport company serving South West Wales, First Cymru, is also located here.
Penlan is home to Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe, a Welsh-medium secondary school.
The hymn tune ‘Penlan’ was written in 1890 by the composer David Jenkins (1848-1915) and is frequently sung to the words ‘In heavenly love abiding’.