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Welcome to Allenwood ...

Allenwood is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allenwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Allenwood is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Allenwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Allenwood: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Allenwood: 17810<4>

Communities Also Named Allenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Allenwood - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Ontario.

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

Communities near Allenwood ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allenwood ...

Looking for more information about Allenwood? 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 Allenwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Allenwood.

Adding Allenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allenwood 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 (so far) for Allenwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Allenwood post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allenwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allenwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Allenwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Allenwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as Allenwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Allenwood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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