Best Local Businesses and Services in Allentown, PA
Allentown is Pennsylvania's third-largest city and the heart of the Lehigh Valley. Its downtown has been reshaped around the PPL Center arena and the Neighborhood Improvement Zone, and the city is surrounded by a fast-growing logistics, manufacturing and healthcare economy anchored by Lehigh Valley Health Network and St. Luke's.
Below you'll find every Pennsylvania Connection guide for Allentown, grouped by category. Each guide lists local businesses with their address, phone number, opening hours and website, plus advice on how to choose.
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Living in Allentown: what to know
- Nickname: the Queen City
- County: Lehigh County
- Population: about 125,000
- Area codes: 610 and 484
- Region: the Lehigh Valley
Allentown requires contractors doing work in the city to be licensed with the city and to pull permits through the Department of Building Standards and Safety, in addition to the state Home Improvement Contractor registration.
Allentown sits right next to Bethlehem and Easton, and many Lehigh Valley businesses serve the whole region, so a provider based a few miles away in Whitehall or Emmaus may still cover your address.
Popular neighborhoods: Center City, West End, East Side, South Side, Old Allentown, Old Fairgrounds, Mountainville, Midway Manor.