Local Medicare city guide · Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Medicare in Allentown, Pennsylvania
About 127,138 people live in Allentown, and around 22,885 of them are on Medicare.
What local Medicare facts are available for Allentown?
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
Use these city counts as local context when you compare Medicare options. They don't rate or recommend a plan. They also don't tell you whether a plan has enough in-network doctors and hospitals.
Medicare Population Estimate
22,885
Pharmacies
88
Hospitals
8
CMS Medicare clinicians/providers
19
Use this page for local context. It doesn't rank, rate, recommend, or endorse any Medicare plan, carrier, doctor, pharmacy, hospital, or facility. Before you enroll, confirm current coverage, networks, and costs with Medicare.gov, the carrier, the provider, or a licensed agent.
What city-level Medicare numbers are available?
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Lehigh County |
| Resident population | 127,138 |
| Medicare Population Estimate | 22,885 |
| Medicare Advantage plan count | 40 |
| Supplement carrier count | 30 |
| Hospital count | 8 |
| Pharmacy count | 88 |
| CMS Medicare clinicians/providers | 19 |
What do the city counts mean before someone compares plans?
City data isn't available for every field. The comparisons below use local rates instead of borrowing county or state numbers.
- Pharmacies: 88 reported, or 38.5 per 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries, above the Pennsylvania city median of 35.7. For local context only. Not a plan rating, recommendation, or measure of network adequacy.
- Hospitals: 8 reported, or 3.5 per 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries, below the Pennsylvania city median of 7.6. For local context only. Not a plan rating, recommendation, or measure of network adequacy.
- CMS Medicare clinicians/providers: 19 reported, or 8.3 per 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries, below the Pennsylvania city median of 10.6. For local context only. Not a plan rating, recommendation, or measure of network adequacy.
Where can Pennsylvania residents get state Medicare counseling?
For state Medicare counseling, Pennsylvania residents can use Pennsylvania Medicare Education and Decision Insight, or PA MEDI. PA MEDI is Pennsylvania's free Medicare counseling program and is separate from any sales conversation.
Where should someone in Allentown look next?
A licensed agent, not a call center
Check whether your doctors and drugs fit before you enroll
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Sources and limits
Inputs for this page include Resting Sycamore's July 4, 2026 Cities CMS export and official state Medicare counseling program references.
City-level counts are not a ranking, evaluation, or recommendation. They are local context and proportional comparisons against other cities in the same state.