Allen, Texas

Allen, Texas
SDCX steam locomotive next to Allen Heritage Center
Interactive map of Allen, Texas
Coordinates: 33°07′37″N 96°39′47″W / 33.12694°N 96.66306°W / 33.12694; -96.66306
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCollin
Founded1870
Incorporated1953
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
Area
 • Total
26.48 sq mi (68.58 km2)
 • Land26.40 sq mi (68.38 km2)
 • Water0.081 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
656 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
104,627
 • Estimate 
(2022)
111,551
 • RankUS: 274th
TX: 37th
 • Density4,220/sq mi (1,631/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
75002, 75013
Area codes214, 469, 972, and 945
FIPS code48-01924
GNIS feature ID2409684
Websitecityofallen.org

Allen is a city in Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas, and a northern suburb in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The population was 104,627 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 111,551 in 2022. Allen is located approximately twenty miles (32 km) north of downtown Dallas and is a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.