Welcome to Allentown ...

Allentown is located in Tazewell County<1>.

The pronunciation of Allentown: AL-en-town<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allentown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

When the people of Allentown refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Allentonian<3>

Allentown is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Allentown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Allentown lies within the (309) 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 Arizona, Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia, 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.

• Peoria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <5>
• Pekin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Pekin is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <5>
• East Peoria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
  • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
  • Former name for East Peoria:
  • Hilton
• Washington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Morton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
• Bartonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
  • Bartonville is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartonville <5>
• Peoria Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Heights
  • Peoria Heights is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria Heights <5>
• Eureka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <5>
• Creve Coeur
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
  • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
  • Former name for Creve Coeur:
  • Wesley City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <5>
• West Peoria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peoria
  • West Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Peoria <5>

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Allentown post office opened in 1879.

We also found Allentown 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 Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov