Welcome to Penn Allen ...
Penn Allen is located in Northampton County<1>.
Penn Allen is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Penn Allen lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Penn Allen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penn Allen.
- Allentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Emmaus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
- Catasauqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
- Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <3>
- Hellertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stroudsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Penn Allen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penn Allen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penn 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 Penn Allen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Penn Allen. See our Newspapers Page for Penn Allen.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penn Allen ...
Looking for more information about Penn 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Penn Allen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Penn Allen.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Northampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penn Allen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |