Lehigh County
Allentown's official station at Lehigh Valley International Airport averages about 33 inches of snow a season (33.1 inches, 1991-2020 normals).
Sidewalk rule: Allentown's code requires everyone who owns, controls or occupies property fronting a city street to remove snow and ice from the sidewalk within 10 hours after it stops snowing, sleeting or raining, as reported by the National Weather Service at ABE Airport.
Also: West End, Center City, East Side and South Side.
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Erie County
Erie's official station at Erie International Airport averages about 104 inches of snow a season (104.3 inches, 1991-2020 normals).
Sidewalk rule: The City of Erie says the occupant of any home, apartment, store, church or other building must remove, or hire someone to remove, all snow, ice and sleet from the sidewalk in front of the premises within three hours of the snowfall.
Also: Millcreek, Harborcreek, Fairview and Summit Township.
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Dauphin County
Harrisburg's official station at Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown averages about 30 inches of snow a season (29.9 inches, 1991-2020 normals).
Sidewalk rule: Harrisburg's code requires owners, tenants, occupiers and anyone in charge of property fronting a public street to clear the sidewalk, and a path from the building's primary exit to the sidewalk, in a continuous path not less than two feet six inches wide within 24 hours after the snow, ice, hail or sleet stops falling or forming.
Also: Midtown, Uptown, Allison Hill and Shipoke.
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Philadelphia County
Philadelphia International Airport averages about 23.1 inches of snow a season (1991-2020 normals).
Sidewalk rule: Snow must be removed from the sidewalk within six hours after snowfall stops, with a path at least 36 inches wide.
Also: Center City, South Philadelphia, Fishtown and Northern Liberties.
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Allegheny County
Pittsburgh International Airport averages about 44.1 inches of snow a season (1991-2020 normals).
Sidewalk rule: City Code 419.03 requires the tenant, occupant or property owner of land or a building fronting a sidewalk to remove snow, sleet and ice from that sidewalk within 24 hours after it falls or accumulates.
Also: Squirrel Hill, Shadyside, Lawrenceville and Bloomfield.
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Lackawanna County
Scranton's official station at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Avoca averages about 45 inches of snow a season (45.1 inches, 1991-2020 normals).
Also: Green Ridge, Hill Section, West Side and South Side.
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Centre County
State College's official station at the State College cooperative weather station averages about 44 inches of snow a season (43.8 inches, 1991-2020 normals).
Sidewalk rule: The Borough of State College reminds residents to clear all sidewalks of snow and ice within 24 hours after a storm has ended.
Also: Highlands, Holmes-Foster, College Heights and Ferguson Township.
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