Welcome to Allentown ...

Allentown is located in Apache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allentown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Allentown refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Allentonian<2>

Allentown is 6,140 feet [1,871 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Allentown is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Allentown lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: While Allentown is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone and does not observe daylight saving time, the area just to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and does..

Allentown is within the boundaries of the (928) area code.

Communities Also Named Allentown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Allentown - they are located in Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allentown.

Communities near Allentown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Allentown.

• Lupton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton
  • Lupton is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lupton <4>
• Pine Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
  • Pine Springs is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Springs <4>
• Sanders
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
  • Sanders is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanders <4>
• Oak Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Springs
  • Oak Springs is located in Apache County
• Chambers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Chambers is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambers <4>
• Hunters Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
  • Hunters Point is located in Apache County
• Wide Ruins
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Ruins
  • Wide Ruins is located in Apache County
• Defiance
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in McKinley County (NM)
• Vanderwagen
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderwagen
  • Vanderwagen is located in McKinley County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderwagen <4>
• Zuni Pueblo
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zuni Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni Pueblo
  • Zuni Pueblo is located in McKinley County (NM)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Allentown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allentown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Allentown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allentown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Allentown. See our Newspapers Page for Allentown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allentown ...

Looking for more information about Allentown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Allentown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Allentown.

Adding Allentown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allentown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Allentown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allentown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allentown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Apache County: www.co.apache.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/