Allentown PA Northampton, PA, about 6.3 miles from Allentown
Plumbing Help for Northampton Homeowners
Calls from Northampton tend to start with one sentence: the basement drain is backing up, a pipe under the sink is leaking, or there is no hot water. Say that sentence to the dispatcher and add your street. A licensed and insured plumber is then booked, as the schedule allows. Call to confirm immediate dispatch availability in Northampton.
- Licensed and insured plumbers
- Same-day service when available
- 24/7 emergency dispatch
Backed-up drains in Northampton: basement floors, kitchens and repeat clogs
A basement floor drain that gurgles after laundry usually means the main drain is restricted. A kitchen sink that clears and slows again in a week points to grease farther down. Both are handled with cleaning equipment that reaches the blockage, and a camera when clogs keep returning.
Most homes in the borough are served by the municipal sewer, so a repeat clog may involve the pipe between the house and the main. Read the drain cleaning guide for the tools used and for when a camera makes sense. Tell the dispatcher how long the problem has lasted and what has already been tried.
- Note which drains are slow and which are fully blocked
- Check the basement floor drain for dampness or odor
- Hold off on laundry until the line is cleared
Sewer problems in a borough that owns its sewer
Northampton Borough has owned and operated its sewer system since March 1987. That fact helps in one way: there is a public office to call about the main. It does not settle who owns the pipe from the house to the street, and no official statement on that was located. Confirm it with the borough before paying for a repair at the curb.
A camera inspection shows whether roots, a crack or a sag is the cause, and the recording supports any later conversation with the borough. Repair choices range from a spot fix to a full replacement, all described on the sewer line repair page.
| Sign | What it points to | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Sewer smell near the foundation | Cracked or loose lateral | Call and ask for a camera look |
| Several drains back up at once | Blocked main | Stop water use and call |
| Wet patch in the yard | Failed pipe or cleanout | Mark the spot and call |
Sewer smell, or water that drains slowly? Give your Northampton street when you phone.
Plumbing trouble in Northampton?
Call and describe it. The dispatcher confirms what is available for your address.
Failing supply pipes: patch, partial repipe or full replacement
Low pressure, discolored water and small leaks at several joints point to a supply system near the end of its life. A patch is fair value when only one section has failed. When leaks keep appearing, replacing the run lowers the odds of another opened wall.
Ask the plumber to show you the failed section after it is removed. A cut-out piece of pipe often makes the cause plain, whether corrosion, a bad joint or freeze damage.
The plumber should name the pipe material, the route and the walls to be opened before work starts. The repiping page explains the choices. No reliable official housing-age figure was found for the borough, and third-party summaries disagree, so the pipe in your own basement is the clearest evidence of what you have.
Pipe leaking or pressure low?
Call now. A plumber serving your area can say what to check first.
Two borough utilities and a permit office
Water, sewer and permits each have a different office in Northampton. Knowing which one to call saves time when a problem crosses lines.
Water comes from the borough authority
The Northampton Borough Municipal Authority, formed in 1940, supplies water drawn mainly from the Lehigh River, with the Spring Mill Reservoir as a secondary source. Its office is at 1 Clear Springs Drive.
Source: NBMA history coverage in Lehigh Valley Press, 2015 and 2016.
Plumbing work goes through code enforcement
The borough code creates an Office of Code Enforcement and requires a certificate of approval for plumbing work completed under its codes. Applicants apply to that office within 30 days of finishing the work.
Source: Northampton Borough code, Code Enforcement Ordinance, ecode360.
Dial 811 first: utilities need three business days to mark buried lines before a trench is dug. A repair near the street is where the authority, the borough and the homeowner can all be involved, so write down who you spoke to and what each office said. That record helps if a bill or a boundary is questioned later.
Northampton places, roads and landmarks for locating your address
These named places help the dispatcher find your street quickly. All sit inside ZIP 18067 or just outside it.
- Northampton Area Senior High School (school): a landmark for homes around the borough
- Northampton Borough Municipal Authority (utility): the water authority office, at 1 Clear Springs Drive
- Cementon (village): a village where the water authority's plant formerly stood
- Coplay (neighboring borough): a nearby borough, also reached from the same dispatch line
- 21st Street, Route 329 (road): the numbered highway that runs through the middle of the borough
When you phone, mention the closest of these places along with your street. Northampton has long streets and many similar house numbers, so a landmark prevents a wrong turn. If the house is on a side street or an alley, name the larger road it connects to. A landlord checking a rental should also leave the tenant's phone number, so the plumber can arrange entry.
Northampton ZIP code and the areas next to it
The borough uses one ZIP code. If your address is near a boundary and you are not sure it is included, call and the dispatcher will check. Nearby areas have separate pages, and distances here are not arrival times.
- 18067
Close by with their own pages
- Whitehall Township plumbing help (about 1.5 miles) is the township next door and has a water authority of its own.
- Whitehall plumbers (about 1.5 miles) has its own page that shares ZIP 18052 with the township page.
- Bethlehem service page (about 7.6 miles) is the closest city and has six ZIP codes of its own.
Give the street, the nearest cross street and the ZIP code when you call. Borough streets can run for many blocks, so the cross street narrows the search.
Water damage and other plumbing work from Northampton calls
Burst pipes and sewer backups can leave water behind. For removal and drying, see the water removal and drying page. Mold removal after a long leak belongs on that page too, and it is not a plumbing repair.
If the area stays wet for more than a day or two, mold can start to grow. Run fans, open windows when the weather allows and keep wet materials out of closed rooms until a drying company has looked at them.
The same dispatch line also handles water heaters, leak detection, fixtures, gas lines, water lines, softeners and garbage disposals. The homepage explains same-day and 24/7 help for emergency calls. Photograph any damage before cleanup starts, because an insurer may ask to see it, and keep the failed pipe or part if the plumber removes it.
Northampton plumbing questions
Does a water heater swap in Northampton need a permit?
Plumbing work in the borough falls under the Office of Code Enforcement. The borough ordinance requires a certificate of approval for plumbing work once it is finished, and Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code is the municipal building code. Ask the plumber who applies for the permit and whether an inspection is needed before the old tank is removed.
Who supplies water and sewer service in Northampton?
Water comes from the Northampton Borough Municipal Authority, which draws mainly from the Lehigh River with the Spring Mill Reservoir as a second source. The borough owns and operates the sewer system and has done so since 1987. For a question about one address, call the authority or the borough office.
Need a plumber in Northampton?
Call, give ZIP 18067 and ask what is available for your address.
- Licensed and insured plumbers
- Same-day service when available
- 24/7 emergency dispatch