Allison Park, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Allison Park, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Allegheny
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:35.90
Area Total Sq Mi:13.86
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:21864
Population Density Km2:4086.48
Population Density Sq Mi:1577.8
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:40.56°N -79.96°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:15101
Area Code:412
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-02056
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank2 Name:School District

Allison Park is a census-designated place in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Pittsburgh and is located within Hampton, McCandless, Shaler, Indiana and West Deer townships. It had a population of 21,864 at the 2020 census.[2] The ZIP Code for Allison Park is 15101.[3]

History

Allison Park in the 18th century was called Tally Cavey. Tally Cavey was part of the large Pitt Township. The word Talley Cavey is Irish Gaelic for "hill over the borough". Early Irish settlers named it after Tullycavy on the Ards Peninsula outside Greyabbey, County Down, now in Northern Ireland.[4] The town started in the woods that are now along Mt. Royal Boulevard, and continued until it reached what is now the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Education

Allison Park is divided amongst the Hampton Township School District, North Allegheny School District Shaler Area School District, and Deer Lakes School District with students attending the schools for the respective municipality they reside in.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Allison Park CDP, Pennsylvania . . September 30, 2011.
  3. Web site: Allison Park PA ZIP Code . zipdatamaps.com . 2023 . May 13, 2023.
  4. Web site: From Rostrevor to Raphoe: An Overview of Ulster Place-Names in Pennsylvania, 1700-1820 | Peter Gilmore - Academia.edu . 2017-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130218021638/http://www.academia.edu/1558778/From_Rostrevor_to_Raphoe_An_Overview_of_Ulster_Place-Names_in_Pennsylvania_1700-1820 . 2013-02-18 . dead.