Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Pennsylvania (2026)
30 rules on the books across Pennsylvania, 19 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Solicitor Permits
Permits required for door-to-door salespeople and canvassers, including background check requirements and permitted hours of operation.
Abington
Significant RestrictionsAnyone who wants to go door-to-door selling goods or taking orders in Abington Township must first get an individual…
Read full rule →Allentown
Significant RestrictionsAllentown Code § 437-1 requires anyone soliciting door-to-door for sales within the city to first obtain a license, and…
Read full rule →Bristol Township
Significant RestrictionsIn Bristol Township, Bucks County, no one can solicit or peddle in a public place or on private property without a…
Read full rule →Erie
Significant RestrictionsErie requires anyone peddling house-to-house or street-to-street, resident or not, to obtain a license from the Bureau…
Read full rule →Haverford
Significant RestrictionsIn Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, no one outside the listed exemptions can solicit or peddle…
Read full rule →Lower Merion
Significant RestrictionsLower Merion Township requires every door-to-door canvasser or solicitor to register with the Police Department and…
Read full rule →Lower Paxton
Significant RestrictionsIn Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, no one can solicit or peddle without a valid license from the Township…
Read full rule →Millcreek
Significant RestrictionsUnder Millcreek Township Code § 21-24, no one may run a transient wholesale or retail business in the Township without…
Read full rule →Penn Hills
Significant RestrictionsPeddlers, transient merchants, and commercial canvassers must get a police-issued license before going door-to-door in…
Read full rule →Philadelphia
Significant RestrictionsAnyone peddling, hawking, or selling house-to-house in Philadelphia must first get a Street Vendor license from…
Read full rule →Pottstown
Significant RestrictionsAnyone soliciting orders door to door for future delivery of goods or services in Pottstown needs an annual license…
Read full rule →Reading
Significant RestrictionsReading requires anyone canvassing or soliciting door-to-door to obtain a police permit at least 10 business days in…
Read full rule →Scranton
Significant RestrictionsScranton requires anyone peddling or soliciting door-to-door to obtain a license from the Department of Public Safety…
Read full rule →Upper Darby
Significant RestrictionsUpper Darby requires anyone peddling or soliciting house-to-house or on public streets and sidewalks to first obtain a…
Read full rule →Bensalem
Some RestrictionsBensalem Township requires anyone soliciting or peddling door to door or on the streets to obtain a license from the…
Read full rule →Bethlehem
Some RestrictionsBethlehem requires peddlers and solicitors who sell goods, wares, or merchandise door-to-door to buy a $10.00-per-day…
Read full rule →Bristol
Some RestrictionsIn Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, nobody can knock on residential doors to peddle or solicit without an invitation…
Read full rule →Harrisburg
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, anyone soliciting or taking orders by sample from non-dealers pays a $100…
Read full rule →Pittsburgh
Some RestrictionsAny charity or religious group sending representatives door-to-door in Pittsburgh must register with the Police…
Read full rule →No-Knock Registry
Programs that let homeowners register to opt out of door-to-door solicitation, and the penalties for solicitors who ignore the list.
Lower Merion
Significant RestrictionsA conspicuously posted "No Soliciting" or "Do not solicit" sign legally bars any registered solicitor from entering or…
Read full rule →Abington
Some RestrictionsAbington Township lets residents shut solicitors out two ways under Code §§ 118-10 and 118-11: posting a legible "No…
Read full rule →Bensalem
Some RestrictionsBensalem Township bars solicitors and peddlers from entering any property posted with a No Soliciting sign, from…
Read full rule →Bristol
Some RestrictionsBristol Borough residents can post a No Soliciting, Peddling or Canvassing sign of up to 80 square inches on the front…
Read full rule →Bristol Township
Some RestrictionsIn Bristol Township, a licensed solicitor or peddler cannot enter or stay on a home or business property when the owner…
Read full rule →Haverford
Some RestrictionsIn Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, commercial soliciting and peddling ends at 7:00 p.m. from October…
Read full rule →Lower Paxton
Some RestrictionsIn Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, licensed solicitors and peddlers cannot work before 8:00 a.m. or after 7:00…
Read full rule →Penn Hills
Some RestrictionsLicensed peddlers and canvassers in Penn Hills may only solicit 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, and are…
Read full rule →Philadelphia
Some RestrictionsHomeowners can bar real estate solicitors from contacting them by joining the city's Do Not Solicit List.
Read full rule →Scranton
Some RestrictionsScranton makes it unlawful for any peddler or door-to-door solicitor to enter private property posted with a "No…
Read full rule →Upper Darby
Some RestrictionsUpper Darby residents can post a 'No Solicitation' sign at their home, and any peddler, solicitor or sermonizer…
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