Printing in Philadelphia: flyers and door hangers, with the handbill license explained
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Philadelphia treats commercial handbills as something worth licensing, which is good to know before you print 5,000 of them. Voqado is an online printing company, a family business since 2020, shipping to every Philadelphia ZIP. We have no Philadelphia storefront or pickup, so this page brings the useful part: the license, the delivery rules, winter notes and a spring date to plan for.
Voqado is an online printing company. Voqado designs, checks and ships every order, and the printing is done by vetted U.S. production partners. Orders for Philadelphia are shipped to the address you give us.
Rules read October 4, 2026
Philadelphia rules at a glance
A plain summary, not legal advice. Each rule links to where it was read.
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Get a Commercial Handbill Distributor's License from Licenses and Inspections before door to door or sidewalk distribution of commercial handbills.
Source: 18 U.S.C. 1725. Read October 2026. Check the current rule before you print.
Local guide
Printing in Philadelphia, block by block
Door to door handbills need a license
The Philadelphia Code says nobody may distribute commercial handbills on a sidewalk or other public place, or door to door, without a Commercial Handbill Distributor's License from the Department of Licenses and Inspections. The code describes it as granted on registration of a name, daytime phone and business address with a fee, listed as $50, and valid for twelve months. If you hire a distribution business that holds the license, its walkers do not need their own.
On private property, the code says to hand the handbill to the occupant, or leave it so the elements cannot scatter it. Skip properties posted against handbills where the notice is visible from the sidewalk, and properties whose owner has told Licenses and Inspections they do not want them. Nothing goes on a windshield, and the code bars handbills on vehicles generally. The code also says Licenses and Inspections will not enforce the private property part until it issues interpretive regulations; we could not confirm whether it has.
Handing a handbill to a person who wants it is allowed in a public place. Distributors working public places must clear discarded handbills within one hundred feet of where they handed out at the end of each day. Violations of the handbill sections carry a $300 fine under the code.
After a snowfall, owners and tenants must clear a path at least 36 inches wide on the sidewalk within 6 hours of the snow stopping. It is a reminder that winter door to door work in Philadelphia needs flexible dates. Choose plastic door hangers for wet weeks, and keep paper flyers for handing out indoors.
The Philadelphia Flower Show is scheduled for March 13 to 21, 2027 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Florists, garden centers and nearby restaurants planning a tie in should order flyers, menus and window decals in February.
Order by dates count back 4 weeks from the event: standard delivery takes up to 18 business days, production included, and faster speeds are offered in the cart where a product has them.
February
Order Flower Show tie in flyers, menus and decals.
Philadelphia Flower Show, March 13 to 21, 2027
Order by Feb 13, 2027
November
Switch outdoor routes to plastic door hangers and plan snow day backups.
Sidewalk snow clearing rule, 36 inch path within 6 hours
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Questions
Printing for Philadelphia, answered
Do I need a license to hand out flyers in Philadelphia?
For commercial handbills distributed on sidewalks, in public places or door to door, the Philadelphia Code requires a Commercial Handbill Distributor's License from Licenses and Inspections, unless you use a distribution business that already holds one. Check with Licenses and Inspections for the current fee and process. This is a summary, not legal advice.
How long does delivery to Philadelphia take?
Standard delivery arrives as soon as 6 business days from your order, production included, counted from when we receive your artwork. The cart shows an arrival date for each item before you pay, worked out from the product and quantity, not from the ZIP.
Can I pick up an order in Philadelphia?
No. Voqado is online only with no Philadelphia location; we ship every order to you.
Can I put flyers on car windshields in Philadelphia?
No. The code bars placing commercial or noncommercial handbills on vehicles, including windshields.
Can I get door hangers before a spring campaign starts?
Plan on up to 18 business days from artwork to delivery on standard shipping, and leave time to get the handbill license sorted. The cart shows an arrival date for each item before you pay.
