Allentown

Summary

Allentown is a city of Pennsylvania^[1]. Allentown ranks in the top 9% of city_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,066 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Allentown is located in Lehigh County^[3].
• Allentown is in the country of United States^[4].
• Allentown is on the body of water Little Lehigh Creek^[5].
• Allentown is on the body of water Lehigh River^[6].
• Allentown's head of government is recorded as Matthew Tuerk^[7].
• Allentown's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania^[8].
• Allentown's instance of is recorded as county seat^[9].
• Allentown's instance of is recorded as home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[10].
• Allentown's shares border with is recorded as Walbert^[11].
• Allentown's shares border with is recorded as Emmaus^[12].
• Allentown's founder is recorded as William Allen^[13].
• William Allen is named after Allentown^[14].
• Allentown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tiberias^[15].
• Allentown's postal code is recorded as 18001^[16].
• Allentown's postal code is recorded as 18101^[17].
• Allentown's postal code is recorded as 18102^[18].
• Allentown's postal code is recorded as 18103^[19].
• Allentown's postal code is recorded as 18104^[20].
• Allentown's postal code is recorded as 18105^[21].
• Allentown's postal code is recorded as 18106^[22].
• Allentown's postal code is recorded as 18109^[23].
• Allentown's postal code is recorded as 18195^[24].
• Allentown's Commons category is recorded as Allentown, Pennsylvania^[25].
• Allentown's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[26].
• Allentown comprises Allentown Police Department^[27].

Body

Geography

Allentown is in the country of United States^[4]. Allentown is located in Lehigh County^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Little Lehigh Creek^[5], a river^[28], in United States^[29] and Lehigh River^[6], a river^[30], in United States^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+46.686556'}^[32] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+46.681566'}^[33]. Allentown sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+103'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+119104'}^[35], {'amount': '+118032'}^[36], and {'amount': '+125845'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Pennsylvania^[8], county seat^[9], and home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[10].

History and Context

1762 marks the founding of Allentown^[38]. William Allen is named after Allentown^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Allentown include Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in United States^[41].

Why It Matters

Allentown ranks in the top 9% of city_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,066 views/month).^[2] Allentown has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Allentown is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Allentown include Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in United States^[41].