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Welcome to Allen ...

The village of Allen is located in Dixon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Allen has a population of 349 people<2> (see below for details).

Allen is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Allen: 402 & 531<4>

The ZIP code for Allen: 68710<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Allen had an population of 349 people. This is a decrease of 7.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Allen had a population of 377 people (which is 6.3% of the total population of Dixon County). This makes Allen the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Allen represents 0.02% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 230th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 377 people, the population of Allen decreased 8.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 411 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Allen.

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, California, Colorado (3), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Montana (2), 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.

  • Wayne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <7>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wayne
    • From Allen to Wayne
  • North Sioux City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sioux City
    • North Sioux City is located in Union County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Sioux City <7>
  • Wakefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ponca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Emerson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Emerson is located in Dixon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <7>
  • Homer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Union County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <7>
  • Coleridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
    • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <7>
  • Newcastle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Allen, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Allen.

Adding Allen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allen 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 Allen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Allen post office opened in 1890.

We also found Allen on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allen.

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

The official website for Dixon County: www.co.dixon.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Dixon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Allen.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Allen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Allen area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Allen). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Allen or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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