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Setting up utilities in Allentown

In Allentown, PPL Electric Utilities delivers electricity, UGI Utilities delivers gas, the Lehigh County Authority runs water and sewer, and the City of Allentown Recycling & Solid Waste handles trash pickup.

Moving to Allentown? Public Grid can set up your electric for you.

Your utilities in Allentown

Who to call for each service in Allentown, and how to start it.

ServiceProviderHow to start

Electric

PPL Electric Utilities

The electric company for Allentown and eastern Pennsylvania.

To start: PPL Electric Utilities may ask for your Social Security number to confirm who you are and check your credit, but it can’t require it. If you don’t give it, PPL asks for a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license or passport, or two other IDs, one with a photo.

Or let Public Grid set it up →
Start or stop service1 (800) 342-5775Start on pplelectric.com (opens selfserve.pplelectric.com in a new tab)
Read our PPL Electric Utilities guide

Gas

UGI Utilities

Gas and electric utility in parts of 46 Pennsylvania counties.

To start: Fill out the natural gas service request form with your SSN, or call UGI if you don’t want to give it online.

Customer service1 (800) 276-2722Start on ugi.com (opens ugi.com in a new tab)

Water & sewer

Lehigh County Authority

Runs the City of Allentown’s water and sewer under a lease.

To start: Submit the start service form for the City of Allentown Division; renters also need a Tenant Authorization Form completed jointly with the landlord, and the landlord’s water and sewer bill paid in full.

Renters need a Tenant Authorization Form completed jointly with the landlord, and the landlord’s water and sewer bill paid in full before LCA bills the tenant.

Customer service1 (610) 437-7515Start on lcawaterworks.org (opens lcawaterworks.org in a new tab)

Trash & recycling

City of Allentown Recycling & Solid Waste

The City picks up trash twice a week and recycling once a week.

Customer service1 (610) 437-8729allentownpa.gov (opens allentownpa.gov in a new tab)

What Allentown homes pay for electricity

This is PPL Electric Utilities’ average for the homes it serves. Your own bill depends on your home’s size and how you heat it.

$179

PPL Electric Utilities’ average home bill, per month

20.0¢

PPL Electric Utilities’ average price per kilowatt-hour (kWh)

FAQ

Questions about moving to Allentown

The City’s Bureau of Recycling & Solid Waste. Residents have trash pickup twice a week, recycling once a week and yard waste every other week.

Use the City’s search tool to find your pickup nights. Report a missed collection to the Recycling Office at 610-437-8729.

Sources: PPL Electric Utilities, UGI Utilities, Lehigh County Authority, City of Allentown Recycling & Solid Waste, EIA.

Public Grid isn’t affiliated with these companies.

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