# HVAC replacement in Allentown, PA

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> Heating and cooling for the Lehigh Valley. Etho Home manages your replacement in Allentown, and licensed partner crews in Etho uniform install it.

Heating and cooling for the Lehigh Valley.

The Lehigh Valley traps humid 90°F air in July and channels cold winds and snow from December through March. Homes here run electric heat pumps, gas furnaces, or oil-fired systems.

## Climate

Allentown and Lehigh/Northampton counties sit in IECC Climate Zone 5A. Sheltered between Blue Mountain and South Mountain, the Lehigh Valley traps humid 90°F air in July and channels cold winter winds and snow squalls from December through March.

## Local homes

Center City and West End Allentown feature brick rowhomes, twins, and classic 1920s–1940s Tudors and colonials. Surrounding townships—South Whitehall, Salisbury, Lower Macungie, Upper Macungie, Emmaus, and Bethlehem—have a high concentration of 1960s–2000s split-levels, bi-levels, and two-story colonials running electric heat pumps, UGI gas furnaces, or oil-fired systems.

## Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (or Met-Ed / FirstEnergy in select eastern/Northampton County pockets) for electricity, and UGI Utilities for natural gas where gas mains exist. Both PPL Electric and UGI Utilities offer residential rebates for qualifying heat pump and high-efficiency furnace upgrades.

## Areas served

- West End Allentown
- Bethlehem
- Easton
- Emmaus
- Macungie
- Whitehall
- South Whitehall
- Salisbury Township
- Orefield
- Catasauqua

## Recommended systems

- [Heat pumps](https://ethohome.com/services/heat-pumps/): Many Lehigh Valley suburbs in Macungie, Orefield, and Whitehall are all-electric or oil-heated; a cold-climate variable-speed heat pump cuts winter PPL electric bills and qualifies for PPL Act 129 rebates.
- [Furnace replacement](https://ethohome.com/services/furnace-replacement/): For homes with UGI natural gas service, a 96%+ AFUE two-stage gas furnace paired with central AC delivers strong winter heat and qualifies for UGI rebates.
- [Ductless mini-splits](https://ethohome.com/services/ductless-mini-splits/): Replaces costly electric baseboard heat or window ACs in Lehigh Valley twins, rowhomes, and bi-levels without ductwork.

## Questions

### My Lehigh Valley home currently uses electric baseboard heat or an old heat pump—what's the best upgrade?

Many Lehigh Valley homes built in the 1970s and 1980s rely on electric resistance baseboards or older single-stage heat pumps that trigger expensive auxiliary strip heat all winter. Upgrading to a cold-climate inverter heat pump (ducted or ductless) can lower winter PPL electricity use and may qualify for PPL Electric rebates.

### Can I switch from heating oil to a heat pump or UGI natural gas in Allentown?

Yes. If your street has a UGI gas main, a gas furnace and central AC is a common path. If gas isn't available on your street in Lower Macungie or Orefield, a cold-climate heat pump replaces both oil heating and central AC in one all-electric system.

### Who handles township permits across Lehigh and Northampton counties?

Our licensed local partner crews pull all required mechanical and electrical permits with the City of Allentown, Bethlehem, Whitehall, Lower Macungie, or your local township building office and schedule the final inspection.

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