Municipal Department
LCA ALLENTOWN DIVISION
Serving ALLENTOWN
Population served
118000 people (EPA SDWIS 2026Q2 active CWS estimate for PA3390024)
State system code
FIPS 42
Billing frequency
Quarterly for the Allentown Division; LCA’s 2026 customer newsletter says Allentown water and sewer customers receive a newsletter attached to each quarterly bill.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
LCA ALLENTOWN DIVISION operates as a municipal department serving ALLENTOWN. Customers should use the provider’s current account-specific bill and official customer-service instructions as the final authority for deadlines, balances, and service requests.
The published water-rate framework is described as Fixed quarterly charge plus a uniform volumetric charge. For a typical 5/8-inch residential meter in the Allentown Division in 2026, the water fixed charge is $90.28 per quarter and the volume charge is $5.35708 per 1,000 gallons; the full schedule also contains capital-cost and meter-size charges.. Bills are generated quarterly for the allentown division; lca’s 2026 customer newsletter says allentown water and sewer customers receive a newsletter attached to each quarterly bill., and a typical residential cost reference is Approximately $59 per month for a typical 5/8-inch Allentown residential account using 6,000 gallons per month, calculated from the published 2026 water charge of $90.28 per quarter plus $5.35708 per 1,000 gallons and the published wastewater charge of $31.38 per quarter plus $3.85688 per 1,000 gallons. Actual bills can be higher when capital recovery, administrative-order, taxes, or other published schedule charges apply.. These descriptions are useful planning benchmarks; actual charges can change with meter size, usage, sewer averaging, local taxes, drought stages, or account-specific fees.
Wastewater and sewer calculation
Allentown Division wastewater billing uses the same metered water volume concept rather than a published winter-average formula. The 2026 schedule lists a 5/8-inch residential sewer fixed charge of $31.38 per quarter and a flow charge of $3.85688 per 1,000 gallons. The bill may also include capital-cost recovery and administrative-order charges under the complete schedule.
Meter and infrastructure notes
LCA’s Allentown meter-replacement program uses Sensus iPERL meters with SmartPoint electronic read transmitters. A technician drives by and pings the transmitter to obtain an actual reading; inaccessible meters may be estimated from prior use and later corrected when an actual reading is obtained. The public pages describe quarterly billing but do not promise hourly customer telemetry.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
LCA maintains a 24-hour emergency on-call system, but its public pages do not expose a separate dedicated emergency number. Allentown customers are directed to call 610-437-7515; LCA also lists 610-398-1444 for non-city customers.
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A practical reference for ALLENTOWN
LCA ALLENTOWN DIVISION is listed here as a municipal department. The profile separates account actions—such as paying a bill or requesting service—from explanatory material about rates, meters, wastewater, leaks, and delinquency.
Because utility rules can vary by account class, meter size, service address, billing date, and local ordinance, treat the published bill and current provider website as the final authority. Use this profile to locate the correct channel and prepare better questions for customer service.
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