Central Allentown Substation

Central Allentown Substation is an electrical substation in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, which is located on West Walnut Street. Central Allentown Substation is situated near St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, as well as near the police station Allentown Police Department.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: PPL Center and Da Vinci Science Center.

PPL Center

Stadium

Photo: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The PPL Center is an 8,500-seat capacity indoor sports arena in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It opened on September 10, 2014. It is the home arena for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League, the primary development hockey team for the Philadelphia Flyers. PPL Center is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Central Allentown Substation.

Da Vinci Science Center

Museum

Photo: Dennisze, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Da Vinci Science Center is a science museum and nonprofit organization in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The earliest iteration of the center was created in 1992. Da Vinci Science Center is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Central Allentown Substation.

PPL Building

Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The PPL Building, formerly the Pennsylvania Power and Light Building, is a 24-story office building in Allentown, Pennsylvania. At 321.6 ft in height, it is the tallest building in the city and the surrounding Lehigh Valley metropolitan area. PPL Building is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Central Allentown Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scherersville and Dorneyville.

Scherersville

Hamlet

Scherersville is an unincorporated community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is located on Jordan Creek, mainly in South Whitehall Township and also in Whitehall Township. Scherersville is situated 2½ miles northwest of Central Allentown Substation.

Dorneyville

Hamlet

Dorneyville is a census-designated place in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,850. Dorneyville is located just west of Allentown in South Whitehall Township and Salisbury Township. Dorneyville is situated 2½ miles southwest of Central Allentown Substation.

Cetronia

Hamlet

Cetronia is a census-designated place in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, located near Allentown. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,421. Cetronia is situated 3 miles west of Central Allentown Substation.

Central Allentown Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Address: 1013-1023 West Walnut Street, Allentown, PA 18102
Category: industry
Location: Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.59929° or 40° 35′ 57″ north

Longitude

-75.47818° or 75° 28′ 41″ west

Operator

PPL

Open location code

87G6HGXC+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 740573121

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church and Allentown Police Department.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: American Automobile Association and Shiv Mini Mart.

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