Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-09-21
53 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties — 79% — allow living in an RV on private land. That is the 2nd-largest count of any state. The strongest of them on the Bolthole Index is McKean County (83/100). Every entry below cites the county’s own official source.
Rules change, and cities inside these counties set their own — treat this as a verified starting point, not legal advice. All 390 counties nationwide → Pennsylvania: no zoning → Pennsylvania: owner-builder → Pennsylvania: tiny homes → Pennsylvania: no minimum home size → Full Pennsylvania profile →
53 of 67 Pennsylvania counties · sorted by Index score
Unincorporated McKean County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and McKean County has no zoning ordinance. The coun…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Clearfield County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Clearfield County has no zoning ordinance. …
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Jefferson County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Jefferson County has no zoning ordinance. Je…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Tioga County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Tioga County has no zoning ordinance. The county…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Perry County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Perry County has no zoning ordinance. The county…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Potter County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Potter County has no zoning ordinance. The coun…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Juniata County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Juniata County has no zoning ordinance. The co…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Fulton County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Fulton County has no zoning ordinance. The coun…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Wayne County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Wayne County has no zoning ordinance. The county…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Centre County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Centre County has no zoning ordinance. The coun…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Mifflin County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Mifflin County has no zoning ordinance. The co…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Wyoming County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Wyoming County has no zoning ordinance. The co…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Greene County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Greene County has no zoning ordinance. The coun…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Bradford: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Bradford has no zoning ordinance. The county legal c…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Sullivan County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Sullivan County has no zoning ordinance. The …
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Clarion: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Clarion has no zoning ordinance. The county legal cen…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Somerset: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Somerset has no zoning ordinance. The county legal c…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Cambria County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Cambria County has no zoning ordinance. The co…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Forest County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Forest County has no zoning ordinance. The coun…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Crawford County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Crawford County has no zoning ordinance. The …
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Bedford County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Bedford County has no zoning ordinance. The co…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Huntingdon County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Huntingdon County has no zoning ordinance. …
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Snyder County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Snyder County has no zoning ordinance. The coun…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Franklin County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Franklin County has no zoning ordinance. The …
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Westmoreland County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Westmoreland County has no zoning ordinan…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Pike County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Pike County has no zoning ordinance. The county l…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Armstrong County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Armstrong County has no zoning ordinance. Th…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Dauphin: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Dauphin has no zoning ordinance. The county legal cen…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Blair County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Blair County has no zoning ordinance. The county…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Erie County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Erie County has no zoning ordinance. The county l…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Susquehanna: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Susquehanna has no zoning ordinance. The county l…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Butler: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Butler has no zoning ordinance. The county legal censu…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Washington County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Washington County has no zoning ordinance. …
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Mercer County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Mercer County has no zoning ordinance. The coun…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Union County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Union County has no zoning ordinance. The county…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Northumberland County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Northumberland County has no zoning ord…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Lackawanna: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Lackawanna has no zoning ordinance. The county leg…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Cumberland County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Cumberland County has no zoning ordinance. …
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Lawrence County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Lawrence County has no zoning ordinance. The …
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Monroe County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Monroe County has no zoning ordinance. The coun…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Carbon: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Carbon has no zoning ordinance. The county legal censu…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Beaver County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Beaver County has no zoning ordinance. The coun…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Allegheny: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Allegheny has no zoning ordinance. The county legal…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Lehigh: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Lehigh has no zoning ordinance. The county legal censu…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Berks County: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Berks County has no zoning ordinance. The county…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Lebanon: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Lebanon has no zoning ordinance. The county legal cen…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Northampton: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Northampton has no zoning ordinance. The county l…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated York: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and York has no zoning ordinance. The county legal census fo…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Chester: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Chester has no zoning ordinance. The county legal cen…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Bucks: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Bucks has no zoning ordinance. The county legal census …
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Lancaster: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Lancaster has no zoning ordinance. The county legal…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Montgomery: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Montgomery has no zoning ordinance. The county leg…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Unincorporated Delaware: no county rule sets this, because Pennsylvania law gives zoning power only to certain counties, and Delaware has no zoning ordinance. The county legal c…
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ↗Every county here has a full profile — water, land prices, hazard safety, seclusion, and the rest of its building rules. See the Pennsylvania state page for all 67 counties ranked, or go back to the national list.
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General guidance, not legal advice. Off-grid, building, and land-use rules are often set at the county level and change often. Verify with your county and state before acting. Data reviewed 2026-06-26.
