Welcome to Allentown ...

So far, we found very little information about Allentown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Allentown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Allentown - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Allentown, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Allentown , we believe that it would have been located within present day Hartford County<2>.

When the people of Allentown referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Allentonian<3>

Time Zone: The area where Allentown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Allentown was located: 860 & 959<4>

Communities Also Named Allentown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Connecticut communities named Allentown: This one is located in Hartford County and the other is located in Litchfield County.

Beyond Connecticut, there are 22 communities that are also named Allentown - they are located in Arizona, 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Allentown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Hartford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Allentown refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Allentown may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 860 code has been Overlayed with the 959 area code. New phone numbers in the Allentown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the Allentown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).