Center City Allentown

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Center City
Central Business District
Neighborhood
2017 - Hamilton Street Christmas Skyline - Allentown PA.jpg
The skyline of Center City Allentown at Christmas in 2017
Coordinates: 40°36′31″N75°29′26″W / 40.608671°N 75.49043°W / 40.608671; -75.49043
CountryUnited States
State Pennsylvania
County Lehigh County
City Allentown
Area
  Total6.271 sq mi (16.24 km2)
Population
 (2017)
  Total53,548
  Density8,500/sq mi (3,300/km2)
Albertus L. Meyers Bridge (in foreground) and the skyline of Center City Allentown, including the PPL Building (in background), in May 2007 2007 - South Eighth Street Viaduct.jpg
Albertus L. Meyers Bridge (in foreground) and the skyline of Center City Allentown, including the PPL Building (in background), in May 2007
Entrance to the PPL Center (on left) at 701 Hamilton Street in Center City Allentown in October 2018 2018 - Center Square - Looking Northeast - 12 Oct - Allentown PA.jpg
Entrance to the PPL Center (on left) at 701 Hamilton Street in Center City Allentown in October 2018
The 24-story PPL Building, Center City Allentown's tallest building, at 2 North 9th Street in January 2007 2007 - PPL Building.jpg
The 24-story PPL Building, Center City Allentown's tallest building, at 2 North 9th Street in January 2007
Allentown Art Museum on North 5th Street in Center City Allentown in July 2008 Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania.jpg
Allentown Art Museum on North 5th Street in Center City Allentown in July 2008
PPL Center in Center City Allentown, the home arena of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the primary development team of the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers PPL Center Allentown interior.jpg
PPL Center in Center City Allentown, the home arena of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the primary development team of the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers

Center City Allentown is the downtown and central business district of Allentown, Pennsylvania, the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It has a dense population and is currently undergoing an urban revitalization process.

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Boundaries

Allentown's Center City is generally defined as the area centered around Hamilton and 7th Streets, bordered by the Little Lehigh Creek to the east, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the south, the city line with Whitehall Township to the north, and 15th Street to the west.

Demographics

Center City's population based on a 2007 estimate was 53,548. Center City is defined as 6.271 sq. mi., making the population density 8539/square miles.

Neighborhood features

Center City's tallest building is the PPL Building at 322 ft (98 m). The Allentown Art Museum, Miller Symphony Hall, the former site of Hess's Department Stores' original and flagship store, Baum School of Art, Lehigh County Historical Society and Heritage Museum are Center City landmarks.

An 8,500-capacity indoor arena, PPL Center, opened in August 2014, and is the home arena for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the primary development team of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League.

Neighborhoods

Center City Allentown includes four residential neighborhoods: Seventh Street, Downtown, Old Allentown, Old Fairgrounds District, and North of Tilghman Street (NOTI).

Economy

Center City is home to the corporate headquarters of PPL Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange-traded company with over 6,500 employees and $7.9 billion in annual revenue as of 2022.

Education

Center City Allentown is part of the Allentown School District, one of the largest public school districts in Pennsylvania that manages the district's two large public high schools, four middle schools, 17 elementary schools, and one charter school.

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Charter schools

Private schools

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