Center City Allentown

Center City
Central Business District
Neighborhood
The skyline of Center City Allentown at Christmas in 2017
The skyline of Center City Allentown at Christmas in 2017
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Coordinates: 40°36′31″N 75°29′26″W / 40.608671°N 75.49043°W / 40.608671; -75.49043
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLehigh County
CityAllentown
Area
 • Total
6.271 sq mi (16.24 km2)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
53,548
 • 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
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
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

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.