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Lehigh County, PA Ordinances (2026)

Local rules and regulations for Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Population: 374,557.

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Note: County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Lehigh County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules take precedence over county-level regulations. We have city-specific rules for Allentown: check there if you live in that city. All other areas in Lehigh County fall under the county rules shown below.

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Yard & Garden

Landscaping Rules1

Renting & Housing

Short-Term Rentals2

Environment & Utilities

Environmental Rules4

Short-Term Rentals

Taxes & Fees

Some Restrictions

Lehigh County levies a 4% hotel room rental tax on stays under 30 days, collected by the operator and remitted monthly. Pennsylvania adds its 6% state hotel occupancy tax, which…

Night Caps

Some Restrictions

Neither Lehigh County nor Allentown caps the number of nights a short-term rental may operate. The meaningful 30-day line is a tax one: after 30 consecutive days a guest is no longer a…

Cities in Lehigh County

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AllentownPA

Pop. 125,845

Communities in Lehigh County

These communities are in unincorporated Lehigh County. County ordinances apply directly to these areas.

FullertonPop. 16,588BreinigsvillePop. 7,495Ancient OaksPop. 6,995WescosvillePop. 6,039DorneyvillePop. 4,850HokendauquaPop. 3,340SchnecksvillePop. 3,261EgyptPop. 2,588CetroniaPop. 2,421TrexlertownPop. 2,382CementonPop. 1,657Laurys StationPop. 1,170StilesPop. 1,070DeSales UniversityPop. 985New TripoliPop. 840SlatedalePop. 458

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