Lehigh County Jail, Pennsylvania Inmate Search

Info on Lehigh County Jail in Pennsylvania incl. searching for an inmate, visitation hours, mail policy & more.
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The Lehigh County Jail, located at 38 North Fourth Street, Allentown, PA, 18102 is a County Jail and serves Lehigh County. It has a capacity of 1800. If the inmate you are looking for is not on the search above, you can go directly to the Lehigh County Jail’s website or you can call the jail directly on: 610-782-3270.

The Lehigh County Jail, located at 38 North Fourth Street, Allentown, PA, 18102 is a County Jail and serves . It has a capacity of 1800.

Those close to inmates may:

  • Send inmates mail
  • Deposit money into their inmate trust account
  • Receive calls from them
  • Visit them

Lehigh County Jail, Pennsylvania
General Information

Lehigh County Jail Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff’s Name Lehigh Sheriffs Department in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Address 455 Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18101
Phone Number 610-782-3175

Visiting hours

Monday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Saturday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Sunday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM

Visitation Rules

While inmates can receive visitors at Lehigh County Jail, there are strict rules in place. If you don’t adhere to these rules, your visit will be denied (often without warning), and you could risk future visits.


Visitors must schedule a visit, in line with the visitation hours of the jail, and its requirements.


Visitors must also have their government ID on them to be permitted into the visiting area. They must adhere to jail’s dress code. They will not be able to bring anything into the visitation area.


Call 610-782-3270 for scheduling a visit. http://www.lehighcounty.org/Departments/Corrections/LehighCountyPrison/tabid/274/Default.aspx website for more information about the application process.

Sending A Mail Or Package

All mail coming into the prison is inspected by the jail staff.

It is important that for any mail to be processed at Lehigh County Jail that the sender’s name and mailing address is included on the envelope.

In addition, the inmate’s full name (that they are in the jail under), the inmate’s SPN & cell block area must be listed.

The following restrictions apply for any mail sent to Lehigh County Jail:

  • No perfume, body fluids (including lipstick) or makeup can be included
  • No sexually suggestive photographs
  • No medicines
  • No cash or money orders
  • No food or food items
  • Contraband

For full details on the most uptodate policies, visit the Lehigh County Jail’s http://www.lehighcounty.org/Departments/Corrections/LehighCountyPrison/tabid/274/Default.aspx.

To clarify any questions you have on sending mail here, call the Lehigh County Jail directly on 610-782-3270.

Sending Money

To add money to an inmate’s trust account at Lehigh County Jail, you have a few options.

Don’t send cash by mail. You can deposit a money order. You may also be able to use: Touch Pay Direct to deposit money.

You can call the jail at 610-782-3270 to find out any other updated ways of depositing money for an inmate.

Phone Calls

Inmates held at Lehigh County Jail are not allowed to receive phone calls. They are however allowed to put through collect calls. Some jails have also upgraded their phone systems to allow detainees to make calls directly to landlines and cell phones, which means calls are usually cheaper than if they were on a collect basis.

All calls made out can be recorded and monitored, so care should be taken about what is discussed.

The jail may limit calls to some numbers for security reasons, without providing any warning.

To find the most uptodate information on the phone policies at Lehigh County Jail, call 610-782-3270.

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Lehigh County Jail OVERVIEW

COUNTY DEPARTMEN'T NAME: Lehigh County Jail
CITY: Allentown
STATE: Pennsylvania
ZIP: 18102
POPULATION:
NO. OF CONVICTED:32
CONFINED POPULATION:1083
GENDER DEMOGRAPHICS:
NO. OF ADULT MALE:919
NO. OF ADULT FEMALE:162
NO. OF JUVENILE MALE:2
RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS:
WHITE:536
BLACK:239
HISPANIC/LATINO:261
RACE NOT KNOWN:47

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