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Welcome to Glen Allen ...

Glen Allen is located in Henrico County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Allen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Glen Allen is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Glen Allen: 804 & 686<3>

The ZIP codes for Glen Allen: 23058-23060<4>

Communities Also Named Glen Allen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Glen Allen - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Glen Allen ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Allen ...

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

Adding Glen Allen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glen 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 (so far) for Glen Allen was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glen Allen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Henrico, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glen Allen - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Glen Allen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Glen Allen 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 Glen Allen). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Glen Allen or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Glen Allen includes: 23058, 23059 & 23060.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.