Allentown, PA Yard Sale Guide
Partly checked: items marked unknown aren't on the city's page yet
The rules
| Permit required? | Unknown, check with your city |
|---|---|
| Fee | Unknown, check with your city |
| Sales allowed per year | 4 |
| Max days per sale | 3 |
| Allowed hours | Daylight hours only |
| Sign rules | No sign or advertisement more than 24 hours before the sale; signs must be removed right after. Yard sale signs must show the address and date, and may not go on City property, traffic control devices, or where they block the right-of-way. |
| How to apply | Unknown, check with your city |
| Permit page | www.allentownpa.gov (the page we checked) |
Last checked: 2026-10-27
Official source: www.allentownpa.gov
Pricing and checkout
Color stickers plus one price per color is the fastest way to run a yard sale: buyers know the price at a glance and you add up colors instead of haggling over every tag.
Best time to hold a sale
Summer (June-August) (our general guidance, not a city rule; not yet backed by a source)
Setting up
Where to post your sale
We haven't yet confirmed each of these is still active.
- Craigslist Allentown
- Nextdoor Lehigh County
- Allentown Yard Sales Facebook Groups