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Welcome to Allen ...

Allen is located in Bennett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Allen is 3,280 feet [1,000 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Allen is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Allen lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Allen (for example, toward Parmelee), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Allen: 605

The ZIP code for Allen: 57714<3>

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), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, 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.

  • Martin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Swett ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Batesland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesland
    • Batesland is located in Oglala Lakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesland <4>
  • Plenty Bears
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plenty Bears have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Bears
    • Plenty Bears is located in Bennett County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
  • Kyle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Potato Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Porcupine
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Tuthill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Wanblee
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanblee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanblee
    • Wanblee is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanblee <4>
  • Long Valley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
    • Long Valley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Valley <4>

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.<6>

From that list, the Allen post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Bennett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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