Adopted edition
IRC 2021
Inherits from Northampton County county floor.
PA · City
Bethlehem, PA.
Bethlehem, PA — building code: IRC 2021.
Design wind speed
90 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft.
Climate zone (IECC)
4A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Special zones
- HVHZ
- WBDR
- WUI
- FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office
Bethlehem Building Department
NULLZIP coverage
5 ZIP codes inside Bethlehem.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
18015 18016 18017 18018 18020
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See the Northampton County county overview, or the Pennsylvania state directory .
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