Allentown in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.4276, -79.9939
- Elevation
- 261 m above sea level
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 305 km away
- Same name
- 17 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Find out what time it is now in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States — the local clock runs on America/New_York (−4).
Allentown, United States
Monday, 19 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Allentown
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Allentown.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:36 AM Solar noon 1:06 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 00 min Night 13 h 00 min Civil twilight 7:08 AM – 7:03 PM
Weather in Allentown right now
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Allentown and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08501
- 14707
- 18101
- 18102
- 18103
- 18104
- 18105
- 18106
- 18109
- 18195
- 31003
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia 1 573 916
- Pittsburgh 304 391
- Allentown 120 207
- Erie 99 475
- Reading 87 879
- Scranton 77 118
Other places named Allentown
- Allentown Pennsylvania, United States
- Allentown New Jersey, United States
- Allentown Florida, United States
- Allentown Georgia, United States
- Allentown West Virginia, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Soho — 1.5 km
- Hill District — 2.3 km
- Strip District — 3.0 km
- Carrick — 3.5 km
- Greenfield — 4.3 km
- Hazelwood — 4.9 km
About the time in Allentown
The clock standard in Allentown is America/New_York, offset by UTC−4. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
Today's daylight in Allentown begins at 7:36 AM and finishes at 6:36 PM. The total is 11 h 00 min.
The clock reading for Allentown covers nearby Soho and Hill District as well.
11 postal codes correspond to Allentown.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Allentown?
- In Allentown, the applicable time zone is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Do clocks in Allentown shift for daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- When does light leave Allentown?
- Light leaves at 6:36 PM.