Welcome to Allen ...

Allen is located in Amador County<1>.

Allen is 8,110 feet [2,472 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Allen is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Allen lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Allen: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Allen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Allen - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado (3), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Allen ...

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

• Kirkwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kirkwood is located in Amador County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <4>
• Bear Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bear Valley is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Valley <4>
• Lake Alpine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
• Strawberry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Strawberry is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry <4>
• Big Meadow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Big Meadow is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadow
• Phillips
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Phillips is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
• Twin Bridges
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Twin Bridges is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <4>
• Kyburz
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kyburz is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyburz
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyburz <4>
• Echo Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Echo Lake is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo Lake <4>
• Sorensens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sorensens is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens

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 Allen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Allen. 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 Allen.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allen ...

Looking for more information about Allen? 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 Allen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Allen.