Section 8 in Lehigh County, PA
5,711 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Lehigh County, 55% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Lehigh County?
Some jurisdictions in Pennsylvania prohibit source-of-income discrimination. Coverage varies by city; verify whether Lehigh County is inside a protected ordinance area before declining a voucher application.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Lehigh County in the Allentown metro
Lehigh County is one of the counties inside the Allentown, PA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Allentown metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Lehigh County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own wait list, and does its own HQS inspections. If you accept a voucher tenant, the PHA whose jurisdiction covers the unit's ZIP is the one you'll be dealing with.
Lehigh County Housing Authority
Emmaus · PHA code PA081
3,359 Section 8 unitsAllentown Housing Authority
Allentown · PHA code PA004
1,839 Section 8 unitsBethlehem Housing Authority
Bethlehem · PHA code PA011
513 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Lehigh County?
Fair Market Rent, payment standards and PHA-specific figures vary by ZIP. Look up your address to get the exact SAFMR (where it exists), the payment-standard range, and the PHA that will hold the voucher.
Other Pennsylvania counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 374,110 · FIPS 42077.