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Notable locations in Allentown: Allentown Shopping Plaza (A), East Penn Yards (B), East Pennsylvania Junction (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Fifteenth and Allen Streets Shopping Center (1), Parkway Shopping Center (2), Allen Street Shopping Center (3), Hamilton Mall (4), Mountainville Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Allentown include: Boulevard Church (A), Emmanuel Church (B), Faith Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Saint Marks Cemetery (2), Highland Cemetery (3), Greenwood Cemetery (4), Woodlawn Memorial Park (5), West End Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lake Muhlenberg (A), South Mountain Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Cedar Creek (A), Trout Creek (B), Jordan Creek (C), Little Lehigh Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Allentown include: Keck Park (1), Trout Creek Park (2), Jordan Park (3), John Valeniz Park (4), South Mountain Park (5), Fountain Park (6), Ruhe Park (7), Little Lehigh Park (8), West Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: America On Wheels (Museums; 718 West Hamilton Street) (1), Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Water Parks & Slides; 3830 Dorney Park Rd.) (2), Claussville One-Room Schoolhouse (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2917 State Highway 100) (3), Haines Mill Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 3600 Dorney Park Road) (4), Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom - Amusement Water-Park- Group Sales (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3830 Dorney Park Road) (5), A MF Parkway Lanes (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1630 South 12th Street) (6), AAA Amusement & Vending CO Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 735 Quincy Street) (7), Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom - Amusement-Water Park- Group Sales (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3830 Dorney Park Road) (8), Cricket Amusements (Amusement & Theme Parks; 4550 Hamilton Boulevard) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Four Points By Sheraton Hotel And Suites (3400 Airport Rd) (1), Budget Inn (731 Hausman Road) (2), Four Seasons at Farmington (6995 Farmington Drive) (3), City Airport Road Motel (1117 North Irving Street) (4), Days Inn Conference Center (Routes 22 & 309 North) (5), Budget Inn Allentown (731 Hausman Road) (6), Crowne Plaza (904 Hamilton Street) (7), Coachaus Inn (107 North 8th Street) (8), Hampton Inn (7471 Keebler Way) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: U S Government - Federal Court- Eastern District of Pa- Judicial Offi (504 West Hamilton Street) (1), Federal Bureau Of Investigation (504 West Hamilton Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Air pollution trends in Allentown
Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.014 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.013 ppm in 2000, 0.017 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.086 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.091 ppm in 2000, 0.093 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.101 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.112 ppm in 2000, 0.109 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 2 sites: 14.3 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 14.0 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Lead: 0.25 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 0.11 µ/m3 in 2000, 0.40 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides: 0.0082 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0073 ppm in 2000, 0.0072 ppm in 1990).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Allentown and their reported violations in the past:
ALLENTOWN CITY BUREAU OF WATER (Population served: 105200, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-25-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-25-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-26-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2000)
- 2 regular monitoring violations
CEDARBROOK WATER SYS (Population served: 1500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2004 and JUL-25-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2005)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
JORDAN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (Population served: 350, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
COUNTRY CLUB GARDENS (Population served: 268, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2004 and MAR-25-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-25-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (MAR-25-2005)
- One regular monitoring violation
FOGELSVILLE SHELL (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2003), St Public Notif received (FEB-28-2003), St Public Notif requested (FEB-28-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-28-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 regular monitoring violations
IRON LAKES COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-28-2006), St Public Notif requested (APR-28-2006), St Site Visit (enforcement) (APR-28-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-28-2006), St Public Notif requested (APR-28-2006), St Site Visit (enforcement) (APR-28-2006)
- One regular monitoring violation
KING GEORGE INN (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
GRACE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (NOV-18-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAR-14-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-20-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-05-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-11-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (NOV-18-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAR-14-2000)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Allentown that have no violations reported:
- LEHIGH CC HALFWAY HOUSE SYS (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LEHIGH CC CLUBHOUSE SYSTEM (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- GEORGE'S OASIS (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- FEASTA ITALIANO (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Allentown compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
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Arena or stadium:
- Stabler Arena. Capacity: 5,600.
Banks with most branches in Allentown (2007 data):
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: 17 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- Sovereign Bank: Mountainville Branch, Hanover Avenue Branch, 3147 College Heights Blvd Branch, Lehigh Street Branch, Fairgrounds Branch, Hamilton Boulevard Branch. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
- Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust Company: Fourth Street Branch, South Whitehall Office, South Whitehall Township Branch, Downtown Allentown (At Ppl Plaza) Br, Emmaus Avenue Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,928.7 mil, Deposits: $1,923.0 mil, headquarters in Bethlehem, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 57 total offices, Holding Company: Knbt Bancorp Inc.
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Lehigh St Branch, Fogelsville Branch, Tilghman Street Branch, Cedar Point Branch. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
- National Penn Bank: Valley Farm Market Branch, Crest Plaza, Lehigh Business Center, Tilghman Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,411.4 mil, Deposits: $3,825.7 mil, headquarters in Boyertown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 88 total offices, Holding Company: National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
- PNC Bank, National Association: Cedar Crest Branch, West Emaus Avenue Branch, Tilghman Square Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- Susquehanna Patriot Bank: Hamilton Mall Branch, Airport Road Branch, Allentown Branch. Info updated 2006-06-29: Bank assets: $2,854.2 mil, Deposits: $1,946.1 mil, headquarters in Marlton, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 55 total offices, Holding Company: Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
- Commerce Bank, National Association: 19th And Tilghman Branch, South Whitehall Roma Branch, Trexlertown/Lower Macungie Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $41,170.0 mil, Deposits: $37,207.7 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 370 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
- 8 other banks with 11 local branches
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Parks and Recreation |
47 | $135,196 | $34,518 | 1 | $1,184 |
| Other and Unallocable |
17 | $49,461 | $34,914 | 1 | $1,184 |
| Water Supply |
83 | $245,732 | $35,528 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
35 | $115,843 | $39,718 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
90 | $320,206 | $42,694 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
22 | $67,567 | $36,855 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
76 | $227,863 | $35,978 | 1 | $1,468 |
| Streets and Highways |
66 | $195,246 | $35,499 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
141 | $576,346 | $49,051 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
52 | $145,493 | $33,575 | 59 | $36,141 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
215 | $869,088 | $48,507 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
6 | $25,879 | $51,758 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $3,007 | $36,084 | 1 | $906 |
| Other Government Administration |
35 | $107,800 | $36,960 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
53 | $178,683 | $40,457 | 1 | $906 |
| Totals for Government |
939 | $3,263,409 | $41,705 | 64 | $41,789 |
Allentown government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,087,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $15,143,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,596,000
All Other: $4,598,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,226,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,255,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,643,000
Sewerage: $808,000
General: $779,000
Solid Waste Management: $475,000
Fire Protection: $46,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $23,758,000
Fire Protection: $11,738,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,782,000
Sewerage: $8,083,000
Regular Highways: $7,471,000
Water Utilities: $6,364,000
General - Other: $5,896,000
Housing & Community Development: $4,881,000
Financial Administration: $4,076,000
Health Services - Other: $3,814,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,267,000
Central Staff Services: $2,667,000
General Public Buildings: $1,609,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $490,000
- Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $75,546,000
Total Other Securities: $25,287,000
Interest Revenue: $17,213,000
Total Federal Securities: $12,469,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $12,240,000
Benefit Payments: $10,998,000
From Local Government: $1,663,000
Local Employee Contribution: $1,599,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $4,356,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,456,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,196,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $42,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $38,644,000
Industrial Revenue: $7,340,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $100,720,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $23,315,000
Water Utilities: $2,705,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $81,925,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $34,832,000
Other, NEC: $18,830,000
Industrial Revenue: $3,659,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,681,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $23,280,000
Water Utilities: $6,517,000
- Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $3,681,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,399,000
Interest Earnings: $942,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $13,354,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $14,831,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,659,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,813,000
Health & Hospitals: $2,601,000
Highways: $1,614,000
Housing & Community Development: $390,000
Water Utilities: $191,000
General Support: $66,000
- Tax - Property: $24,303,000
NEC: $11,093,000
Individual Income: $6,519,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $40,447,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,636,000
6.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,118 average adjusted gross income) | Here: |  6.55% | | Pennsylvania average: |  4.99% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($432 average AGI)| Lehigh County: | 0.09% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,354 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.05% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($517 average AGI)| Lehigh County: | 0.09% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Allentown:
- WTKZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALLENTOWN LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
- WHOL (1600 AM; 1 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY B/CING ASSOCIATES, INC)
- WKAP (1470 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAEB (790 AM; 4 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Allentown:
- WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
- WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W278AI (103.5 FM; CENTER VALLEY, PA; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- W224AU (92.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- W246AA (97.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, ETC., PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH,ETC)
- WCTO (96.1 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLVR-FM (91.3 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: LEHIGH UNIVERSITY)
- W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WZZO (95.1 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W285DH (104.9 FM; N. WHITEHALL TOWNSHI, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, ET. AL.)
- WAEB-FM (104.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WMUH (91.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MUHLENBERG COLLEGE)
- WXLV (90.3 FM; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Owner: LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WBYO (88.9 FM; SELLERSVILLE, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
- WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
- WKRF (107.9 FM; TOBYHANNA, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WRTY (91.1 FM; JACKSON TOWNSHIP, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV COMMONWEALTH SYS HGR ED.)
- W245AC (96.9 FM; HARMONY TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Allentown:
- WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- W07DC (Channel 7; ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- W46BL (Channel 46; ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
- WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
- WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
- WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
- WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
- WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
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