Allison Park, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°34′N 79°58′W / 40.56°N 79.96°W / 40.56; -79.96
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Allison Park, Pennsylvania
FIPS code
42-02056

Allison Park is a

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

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.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Allison Park CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  3. ^ "Allison Park PA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "From Rostrevor to Raphoe: An Overview of Ulster Place-Names in Pennsylvania, 1700-1820 | Peter Gilmore - Academia.edu". Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2017.