Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Allenschteddel, Allenschtadt, or Ellsdaun) is a city in Pennsylvania and the county seat of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the third-most-populous city in Pennsylvania with a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 census and the most populous city in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the nation as of 2020.
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| Nicknames: "The A" "The Queen City", "A-Town", "Band City USA", "Peanut City", "Silk City". | |
| Motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis | |
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| Coordinates: 40°36′06″N 75°28′38″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| Settled | 1751 |
| Founded | 1762 |
| Incorporated | March 12, 1867 |
| Founded by | William Allen |
| Named for | William Allen |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Matthew Tuerk (D) |
| • City Solicitor | Matt Kloiber |
| • City Controller | Jeff Glazier |
| • Senate | Jarrett Coleman (R) Nick Miller (D) |
| Area | |
| • Home rule municipality | 18.01 sq mi (46.64 km2) |
| • Land | 17.56 sq mi (45.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2) |
| • Urban | 261.55 sq mi (677.4 km2) |
| • Metro | 730.0 sq mi (1,174.82 km2) |
| Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Highest elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 255 ft (78 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Home rule municipality | 125,845 |
| • Rank | 1st in the Lehigh Valley 3rd in Pennsylvania |
| • Density | 7,164.94/sq mi (2,766.35/km2) |
| • Urban | 621,703 (US: 68th) |
| • Urban density | 2,377.0/sq mi (917.8/km2) |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| • Metro density | 1,117.8/sq mi (431.6/km2) |
| • Demonym | Allentonian |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18105, 18106, 18109, 18175, and 18195 |
| Area codes | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-02000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1202899 |
| Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport- ABE (Major/International) |
| Secondary airport | Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport- XLL (Minor) |
| School district | Allentown |
| Major hospital | Lehigh Valley–Cedar Crest |
| Website | www |
Founded in 1762, Allentown is located on the Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River. It is the largest of three adjacent cities, including Bethlehem and Easton in Lehigh and Northampton counties, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Allentown is located 48 miles (77 km) north of Philadelphia and 78 miles (126 km) west of New York City.