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Guide to City Services

Bethlehem City Hall is located at 10 East Church Street, next to the Bethlehem Area Public Library at the city center complex.
City Hall Hours - Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

City Council meetings are normally scheduled the first and third Tuesdays of every month beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Town Hall. For an updated scheduled.

By phone: Please see list below for a directory of city offices and department phone numbers.

By e-mail: If you would like to e-mail a question, concern, or suggestion to Mayor Don Cunningham, City Council, or anyone in City Hall, please click here. Your message will be forwarded to the appropriate party.

City Services
An alphabetized listing of city offices, phone numbers, and services for more specific inquiries. You will also find information regarding frequently requested services not supplied by the city.

  • Administration Office
  • Alarm Registration Permit (city police crime prevention unit)
  • Ambulance (emergencies only)
  • Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation (BEDCO)
  • Birth Certificates (copies of) - Bureau of Vital Statistics, Scranton office
  • Building Inspections
  • Building Permit
  • Business Licenses (city tax office)
  • Christmas Lighting Problems (involving municipal Christmas lights) (business hours) (nights and weekends)
  • City Council/City Clerk
  • Community and Economic Development Department
  • Compost Center
  • Controller's Office
  • Copies of City Ordinances (city clerk's office)
  • Customer Service Hotline
  • Death Certificates (copies of) - Bureau of Vital Statistics, Scranton office
  • Driveway Permit (city public works department)
  • Earned Income Tax (city tax office)
  • Economic Development Office
  • Electrical Permits
  • Emergencies - police, fire, ambulance
  • Engineering Bureau
  • Excavation Permit (city public works department)
  • Fire Department (non-emergency)
  • Fire (emergency only)
  • Garbage Haulers, list
  • Golf Courses - 18-hole
    9-hole/driving range/miniature golf -
  • Health Bureau
  • Housing Authority, Bethlehem
  • Housing Permits
  • Human Resource Department
  • Ice Skating Rink
  • Landfill (former municipal landfill now owned by Waste Management Inc.
  • Lead Abatement Program (city health bureau)
  • Legal Bureau
  • Lehigh County Courthouse
  • Library, Bethlehem Area Public, click here for the library's own web site
  • Marriage Certificates (copies of) - Bureau of Vital Statistics, Scranton office
  • Marriage License - Lehigh County Courthouse or
  • Mayor's Office
  • Mechanical Permit
  • Moving Permit (city treasurer's office)
  • Musikfest - Bethlehem Musikfest Association
  • Northampton County Courthouse
  • Occupancy Permit
  • Park Reservations (city parks department)
  • Parking Authority (Bethlehem)
  • Parks and Public Property Department
  • Planning Office
  • Permits:
    Alarm Registration
    Building, Plumbing, Mechanical
    Driveway
    Electrical
    Excavation
    Housing
    Moving
    Occupancy
    Sewer Connection
    Sidewalk
    Street Opening
    Water Service Application
  • Plumbing Permit
  • Police (emergency only)
  • Police Department (non-emergency)
  • Property Information (ownership, transfers, assessments)
  • Property Tax Verification
  • Public Works Department
  • Recreation Facilities
  • Recycling Center
  • Redevelopment Authority
  • Sewer Connection Permit
  • Sewer and Water Resources Department Sewer/water problems - nights, weekends, holidays
  • Sidewalk Permit
  • Snow Removal (during snow emergencies only)
  • Street Opening Permit - (610) 865-7063
  • Streets Department (to report debris in streets or other problems)
  • Street Lighting (PP&L Inc.)
  • Swimming Pool Passes
  • Tax Certification
  • Tax questions or concerns
  • Tennis Courts (Sand Island)
  • Tourism Authority, Bethlehem
  • Trash Haulers, list
  • Tree Inspections
  • Voter Registration - Lehigh County or Northampton County
  • Water Authority (Bethlehem)
  • Water and Sewer Resources Department Water/sewer problems - nights, weekends, holidays
  • Water Service Application
  • Weeds and Lawns (concerns with overgrown weeds)
  • Zoning Office

    TDD PHONE NUMBERS

    Bethlehem Area Public Library
    Budget and Finance Director
    Business Administrator
    City Clerk/City Council
    Community Development
    Controller
    Fire Department (Non-emergencies)
    Health Bureau
    Human Resources
    Legal Bureau
    Mayor's Office
    Parks and Public Property
    Police Department
    Public Works Department
    Purchasing
    Recreation
    Taxes - Business Privilege - Earned Income