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Welcome to East Allentown ...

East Allentown is located in Lehigh County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Allentown: E. Allentown

East Allentown is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Allentown: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities near East Allentown ...

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

  • Bethlehem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Easton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Easton is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
  • Phillipsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • Emmaus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Northampton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Perkasie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Quakertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
  • Catasauqua
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hellertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Allentown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lehigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Allentown - 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 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the East Allentown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the East Allentown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.