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Allentown

city in and seat of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Summary

Allentown is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. Allentown ranks in the top 9% of city of pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,379 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lehigh County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Little Lehigh Creek[5], Lehigh River[6]
  • Head of government: Matthew Tuerk[7]
  • Instance of: county seat[8], home rule municipality of Pennsylvania[9]
  • Shares border with: Walbert[10], Emmaus[11]
  • Founder: William Allen[12]
  • Named after: William Allen[13]
  • Twinned administrative body: Tiberias[14]
  • Postal code: 18001[15], 18101[16], 18102[17], 18103[18], 18104[19], 18105[20], 18106[21], 18109[22], 18195[23]
  • Commons category: Allentown, Pennsylvania[24]
  • Has part(s): Allentown Police Department[25], Allentown High School[26], Lehigh Valley Hospital[27]
  • Inception: 1762[28]
  • Coordinate location: 40.6, -75.483333333333[29]
  • Official website: https://www.allentownpa.gov[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Allentown, Pennsylvania[31]
  • Population: 119,104[32], 118,032[33], 125,845[34]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania[35]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[36], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], The New Student's Reference Work[39], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[40]
  • Capital of: Lehigh County[41]
  • Official name: Allentown[42]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Allentown, Pennsylvania[43]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Allentown, Pennsylvania[44]
  • Number of households: 42,801[45]
  • Motto: Sic semper tyrannis[46]

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Physical Characteristics

Areas include 46.686556[47] and 46.681566[48]. Allentown sits at an elevation of 103[49].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Allentown include Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport[50], an airport[51], in United States[52].

Why It Matters

Allentown has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Allentown is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for Allentown include Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport[50], an airport[51], in United States[52].

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · 636Buster · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Allentown, Pennsylvania (cropped).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Allentown, Pennsylvania (cropped).jpg"
  2. 8w ago · Natsthename1 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikitree category or space → Category: Allentown, Pennsylvania
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Wikitree category or space: Category: Allentown, Pennsylvania"
  3. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → allentown
    Located in time zone → —
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  4. 13w ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osm name suggestion index id → cityofallentown-dc67ca
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  5. 19w ago · Mxn · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facebook username → AllentownPA
    Wikidata description → city in and seat of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
    Instagram username → allentowncitypa
    Domain name → allentown.pa.us
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Domain name: allentown.pa.us"
  6. 22w ago · Hwierzbicki · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Allentown, Pennsylvania
    Territory overlaps → Allentown–Bethlehem urban area
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Allentown, Pennsylvania
    Head of government → Matthew Tuerk
    + 43 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Official website: https://www.allentownpa.gov"
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