Allison Park, Pennsylvania | |
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 Bus stop in Allison Park | |
 Location inAllegheny County and the U.S. state ofPennsylvania | |
| Coordinates:40°34′N79°58′W / 40.56°N 79.96°W /40.56; -79.96 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.86 sq mi (35.90 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,864 |
| • Density | 1,577.8/sq mi (4,086.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 15101 |
| Area code | 412 |
| FIPS code | 42-02056 |
Allison Park is acensus-designated place inAllegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb ofPittsburgh and is located withinHampton,McCandless,Shaler,Indiana andWest Deer townships. It had a population of 21,864 at the2020 census.[2] The ZIP Code for Allison Park is 15101.[3]
Allison Park in the 18th century was called Tally Cavey. Tally Cavey was part of the largePitt Township. The wordTalley Cavey isIrish Gaelic for "hill over the borough". Early Irish settlers named it after Tullycavy on theArds Peninsula outsideGreyabbey,County Down, now inNorthern Ireland.[4] The town started in the woods that are now along Mt. Royal Boulevard, and continued until it reached what is now thePennsylvania Turnpike.
Allison Park is divided amongst theHampton 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.
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