Lehigh County Authority - Allentown Division
Allentown, Pennsylvania, LCA Allentown Division
Population reference
118,000
Billing detail
Broad public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
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- Billing frequency
- Allentown residential customers have historically been billed quarterly for a standard 5/8-inch meter under the lease structure; LCA's current 2026 rate page publishes the Allentown fixed charge as $90.28 per quarter and volume charge as $5.35708 per 1,000 gallons. Customers should follow the cycle printed on the current bill.
- Rate structure
- Fixed quarterly charge by meter size plus a volume charge per 1,000 gallons, with additional capital cost recovery and other contractual/project charges. For 2026 the typical Allentown 5/8-inch fixed water charge is $90.28 per quarter and the volume charge is $5.35708 per 1,000 gallons.
- Residential cost reference
- Approximately $47.09 per month for water only at 6,000 gallons per month on a quarterly bill: ($90.28 fixed + 18,000 gallons x $5.35708/1,000) / 3. This excludes Allentown sewer, capital recovery, administrative-order, stormwater, and other charges; LCA's 2026 rate page publishes the water figure, not one combined household total.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- LCA's Allentown Division also bills wastewater under the contractual City lease. Sewer charges are based on the applicable fixed sewer charge, metered water/sewer flow charge, capital cost recovery, and administrative-order/project components. The 2026 public water-rate page does not expose the full current sewer table, so exact sewer arithmetic is not publicly documented rather than inferred from the water rate.
- Meter reading
- LCA bills on metered water use and customer bills identify actual versus estimated readings. The reviewed pages do not identify a universal AMI/AMR vendor or interval; customers should provide access and keep contact information current for reads, service calls, and emergency notices.
- Activation or transfer fee
- A $15 New Customer Fee is assessed whenever billing responsibility changes and a final bill is issued; it covers a technician final meter reading and processing/mailing of the final bill. Final transfer bills must be paid by check, cash, or money order.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
overview fields with research notes
Pennsylvania
37%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
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Research record
Broad public detail found
6 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
86%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- New-account deposit
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- Lehigh County Authority - Allentown Division public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System ↗
Federal background on public water-system records and their limitations.