Allentown, New Jersey Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,882. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,847 (-1.9% change)
 
Males: 890   (47.3%)
Females: 992   (52.7%)

Monmouth County

Median resident age:   38.5 years
New Jersey median age:   36.7 years

Zip codes: 08501 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $82,900 (it was $71,193 in 2000)
Allentown   $82,900
New Jersey:   $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $347,000 (it was $167,100 in 2000)
Allentown   $347,000
New Jersey:   $333,900

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Races in Allentown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.3%)
  • Black (6.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.6%)


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Ancestries: Irish (25.5%), German (21.9%), Italian (17.8%), English (13.1%), Polish (9.4%), United States (8.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/29/1889

Elevation: 82 feet

Land area: 0.61 square miles.

Population density: 3059 people per square mile 
 
 (average).


Allentown

For population 25 years and over in Allentown

  • High school or higher: 92.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Allentown borough

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 61.3%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

55 residents are foreign born (2.1% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

This city:   2.9%
New Jersey:   17.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Allentown:   2.6% ($4,361)
New Jersey:   2.4% ($4,047)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Trenton, NJ (12.2 miles , pop. 85,403).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (40.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Yardville-Groveville, NJ (5.9 miles ), Mercerville-Hamilton Square, NJ (7.3 miles ), Hightstown borough, NJ (7.7 miles ), White Horse, NJ (8.1 miles ), Roosevelt borough, NJ (8.4 miles ), New Egypt, NJ (8.4 miles ), Bordentown, NJ (8.9 miles ), McGuire AFB, NJ (9.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.18 N, Longitude: 74.58 W


Area code: 609


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Population change in the 1990s: +124 (+7.1%).

Most common industries for males:

  • Public administration (11%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:

  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (3%)


Most common occupations for males

  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)


 

Crime in Allentown by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 0 2 0 0 0 2
    per 100,000 0.0 104.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 107.6
Burglaries 8 6 2 1 1 3
    per 100,000 421.5 312.2 106.4 53.4 53.2 161.4
Thefts 28 30 19 17 13 15
    per 100,000 1475.2 1560.9 1011.2 908.1 691.9 806.9
Auto thefts 0 3 3 0 1 1
    per 100,000 0.0 156.1 159.7 0.0 53.2 53.8
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
usaelectionpolls.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 88.5 117.6 60.7 40.1 35.7 69.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   3.23
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Allentown, New Jersey

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

 

Allentown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 15% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/18/1990, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.6 miles away from the Allentown city center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1958, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.5 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Allentown:
  • RWJ UNIV HOSPIITAL AT HAMILTON (about 7 miles; HAMILTON, NJ)
  • ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; TRENTON, NJ)
  • MERCER MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; TRENTON, NJ)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Allentown:
  • MC GUIRE AFB (about 13 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID: WRI)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 17 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
  • LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 19 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; ID: NEL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Allentown:
  • TRENTON-ROBBINSVILLE (about 2 miles; ROBBINSVILLE, NJ; ID: N87)
  • REDWING (about 13 miles; JOBSTOWN, NJ; ID: 2N6)
  • TWIN PINE (about 15 miles; PENNINGTON, NJ; ID: N75)

Amtrak stations near Allentown:
  • 11 miles: PRINCETON JUNCTION (WALLACE RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: TRENTON (72 S. CLINTON AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Allentown:
  • MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; West Windsor, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,445)
  • RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,201)
  • THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; TRENTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,277)
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,481)
  • BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,751)
  • THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 18 miles; Ewing, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,176)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 20 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,897)
Public high school in Allentown:
  • ALLENTOWN HIGH (Students: 942; Location: HIGH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Allentown:
  • UPPER FREEHOLD REG. ELEM. (Students: 1,072; Location: HIGH STREET; Grades: PK - 08)

Reservoir: Conines Millpond (A)

Hotels: Four Seasons Upper Freehold (1 Minuteman Circle), Four Seasons at Upper Freehold (160 Ellisdale Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Allentown and their reported violations in the past:
ALLENTOWN WATER DEPT (Population served: 2000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
WHITE BIRCH FARM - BARN #10 (Population served: 37, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
WHITE BIRCH FARM - BARN #6 (Population served: 37, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
WHITE BIRCH FARM - MAIN WELL (Population served: 37, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:   2.7 people
New Jersey:   2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   74.4%
Whole state:   70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   4.0%
Whole state:   4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   2.3%
Whole state:   8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   1.2%
Whole state:   4.2%

Allentown compared to New Jersey state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
Banks with branches in Allentown (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Allentown Branch at 40 North Main Street, branch established on 1963-03-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • First Washington State Bank: Allentown Branch at 20 North Main Street, branch established on 1992-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $590.9 mil, Deposits: $428.5 mil, headquarters in Windsor, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Fulton Financial Corporation


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police - Other 0 $0   4 $2,630
Police Protection - Officers 6 $23,012 $46,024 0 $0
Judicial and Legal 1 $2,538 $30,456 2 $426
Other and Unallocable 1 $2,920 $35,040 2 $625
Financial Administration 2 $5,120 $30,720 2 $1,530
Other Government Administration 2 $6,140 $36,840 9 $2,509
Streets and Highways 2 $4,000 $24,000 0 $0
Totals for Government 14 $43,730 $37,483 19 $7,720

Allentown government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $634,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $39,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $950,000
    Police Protection: $365,000
    Sewerage: $363,000
    Water Utilities: $207,000
    Financial Administration: $174,000
    Solid Waste Management: $129,000
    Fire Protection: $52,000
    Regular Highways: $34,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $83,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,488,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,600,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $287,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,662,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,433,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $225,000
    Water Utilities: $55,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $143,000
    Interest Earnings: $21,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $35,000
    Sewerage: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,400,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $374,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $186,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,262,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $602,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $89,000

4.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($78,776 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.98%
New Jersey average:   6.12%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,011 average AGI)
Monmouth County:   0.06%
New Jersey average:   0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, NJ  0.78% ($74,424 average AGI)
from Ocean County, NJ  0.75% ($56,110)
from Richmond County, NY  0.28% ($102,994)

5.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($72,852 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.90%
New Jersey average:   6.89%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($540 average AGI)
Monmouth County:   0.06%
New Jersey average:   0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ocean County, NJ  1.29% ($61,703 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, NJ  0.63% ($79,620)
to Hudson County, NJ  0.19% ($86,630)

Strongest AM radio stations in Allentown:
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WHWH (1350 AM; 10 kW; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBUD (1260 AM; 5 kW; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WTTM (1680 AM; 10 kW; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Allentown:
  • WKXW-FM (101.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WNJT-FM (88.1 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BRD/CST AUTHORITY)
  • WPRB (103.3 FM; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WWFM (89.1 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W220AG (91.9 FM; LAWRENCEVILLE, ETC., NJ; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOC.)
  • WPST (97.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WTHK (94.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WMGQ (98.3 FM; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • WAWZ (99.1 FM; ZAREPHATH, NJ; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNJS-FM (88.1 FM; BERLIN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WBZC (88.9 FM; PEMBERTON, NJ; Owner: BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE)
  • WRDR (89.7 FM; FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: BRIDGELIGHT CORPORATION, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Allentown:
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WNJN (Channel 50; MONTCLAIR, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CNG AUTHORITY)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • W25AW (Channel 25; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: WZBN TV, INC.)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • W36AS (Channel 36; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: DEEPAK VISWANATH)
  • WWSI (Channel 62; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: HISPANIC BROADCASTERS OF PHILADELPHIA, L.L.C.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)
  • WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

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