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Gravel, Stone and Soil Delivery in Bethlehem, PA
Bulk gravel, crushed stone, sand, soil and mulch delivered across Bethlehem, PA, priced by the load for your ZIP.
- Min. order
- 2 tons or 2 yd³
- Area
- Bethlehem and nearby ZIPs
- From
- $424 delivered
Every price below is the delivered total.
Bethlehem has old neighborhoods, reworked ground and real winters, and each of those shapes a gravel or soil job. Gravel Valet delivers bulk stone, sand, soil and mulch across the city.
Type a ZIP in the box above to see the loads for your street. The notes below come from the soil survey, the geologic map, a NOAA gauge, the state road spec and Census counts for ZIP 18015.
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From$4762 ton delivered#57 Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/4 to 1 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$6452 ton deliveredPea Gravel
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Mixed tan and brown
From$6712 ton deliveredRiver Rock
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 1 to 3 inches
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Mixed earth tones
From$4892 ton deliveredTopsoil
Soil and Fill- Size
- Screened
- Weight
- 2,200 lb/yd³
- Color
- Dark brown
From$4772 ton deliveredDriveway Gravel
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/4 inch clean crushed
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4472 ton deliveredRoad Base
Drainage and Base- Size
- 3/4 inch minus
- Weight
- 2,800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5312 ton deliveredMason Sand
Sand- Size
- Fine
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Tan
From$6222 yd deliveredBrown Shredded Mulch
Mulch and Wood- Size
- Double shredded
- Weight
- 800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Brown
From$4242 ton delivered1-1/2" Crushed Gravel
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 1-1/2 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray to tan
From$4282 ton deliveredDrain Rock
Drainage and Base- Size
- 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4322 ton deliveredFill Sand
Sand- Size
- Unscreened
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Tan
From$4652 ton deliveredAsphalt Millings
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 1 inch minus
- Weight
- 2,900 lb/yd³
- Color
- Black
From$4652 ton deliveredStone Dust Screenings
Drainage and Base- Size
- 1/4 inch and fines
- Weight
- 2,800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4712 ton deliveredFill Dirt
Soil and Fill- Size
- Unscreened
- Weight
- 2,400 lb/yd³
- Color
- Brown
From$4732 ton delivered#67 Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/4 inch and under
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4752 ton deliveredPlayground Sand
Sand- Size
- Fine, washed
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Light tan
From$4802 ton delivered#4 Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4802 ton delivered3/4" Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/4 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5132 ton deliveredGarden Soil
Soil and Fill- Size
- Blended
- Weight
- 2,000 lb/yd³
- Color
- Dark brown
From$5252 yd deliveredCompost
Soil and Fill- Size
- Screened
- Weight
- 1,200 lb/yd³
- Color
- Dark brown
From$5422 ton deliveredRiprap
Drainage and Base- Size
- 6 to 12 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5532 ton deliveredConcrete Sand
Sand- Size
- Coarse
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Tan to gray
From$5642 ton deliveredWalkway Gravel
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Mixed
From$5692 ton delivered3/8" Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5742 ton deliveredCrushed Concrete
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/4 inch minus
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Light gray
From$5802 ton delivered#89 Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$6182 yd deliveredRed Mulch
Mulch and Wood- Size
- Double shredded
- Weight
- 800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Red
From$6192 yd deliveredBlack Shredded Mulch
Mulch and Wood- Size
- Double shredded
- Weight
- 800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Black
From$6382 ton deliveredRailroad Ballast
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$6662 ton deliveredDecomposed Granite
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 1/4 inch and fines
- Weight
- 2,500 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gold to tan
From$6972 yd deliveredWood Chips
Mulch and Wood- Size
- 1 to 3 inches
- Weight
- 700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Natural
Popular projects
Common gravel projects in Bethlehem
The ground and weather in Bethlehem
Ground that has been moved before
At the ZIP's center point, the USDA soil survey maps Urban land-Udorthents, limestone complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes. Urban land makes up 80 percent of that unit, meaning ground that is paved, graded or built over. Udorthents are soils that have been cut, filled or mixed by people, so their layers no longer follow a natural order.[1]
Duffield, a natural soil, makes up only 5 percent of the map unit. Where it remains, the survey rates it well drained, places it in hydrologic group B with moderate infiltration and lists a top mineral layer of silt loam. Shrink-swell in the top meter rates moderate, at 4.5 percent.[1]
In practice, a yard on this kind of ground can hold almost anything under the lawn: old fill, brick, cinders, a buried walk or a layer of clean soil brought in decades ago. Dig a test hole before a drive or a patio so the plan fits what is really there. Soft pockets of loose fill should come out and be replaced with compacted Road Base or Fill Dirt.[1]
The survey lists lithic bedrock, hard rock, at about 79 inches. That is deeper than most home projects reach, so a post hole or a drain trench will rarely touch it.[1]
Limestone, dolomite and chert below
The geologic map shows the Allentown Formation at the center point, a Cambrian unit of dolostone, limestone, siltstone and chert. Limestone and dolostone dissolve slowly in water over very long spans of time. In ground like this, small hollows can form beneath the soil, and a patch of yard that sinks after a heavy storm deserves a closer look.[2]
If a small low spot opens up, do not fill it with loose dirt, which will wash down again. Pack it with angular stone such as #57 Crushed Stone at the bottom and compacted Road Base above, then finish with Topsoil if grass will grow there. Larger or growing hollows need a professional to assess them.[2]
Bedrock is not the only thing to watch for. Moderate shrink-swell in the silt loam means a thin concrete edge or a paver border can shift a little between a dry August and a soaked March. Setting edging on a few inches of compacted Road Base gives it a steadier footing.[1]
Chert is a hard, glassy rock that turns up as sharp fragments in some soils over this formation. A garden bed may give up a few pieces each season as the frost works them to the surface.[2]
Snow and rain at Springtown 1 NNE
The NOAA normals station at Springtown 1 NNE, PA, about 5 miles away, supplies the weather averages here. It records 53.4 inches of precipitation and 41.1 inches of snow in an average year. That is a wet climate in every season, with snow piles that melt into a drive for weeks in late winter.[3]
The gauge counts 122 days a year with a low of 32 F or colder. The median last spring freeze there is April 21, and the median first fall freeze is October 22. Silt loam that holds water and then freezes lifts the stone above it, and a thaw leaves the surface soft. A drive here needs a base that drains before the cold arrives.[1],[3]
Late winter is the hardest time for a gravel drive in this climate. Snow piles melt by day and freeze again at night, and the base below stays wet for weeks. Ruts that form in March often heal with a rake and a light top-up once the ground firms up. Driving on a soft drive less in those weeks saves a lot of repair.[3]
Plowed snow should go on the side of the drive that drains away from the house. As the pile melts, the water then runs off instead of soaking into the base. A ditch or a strip of Drain Rock along that edge carries the melt to the street.[3]
A base built to the state's idea
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation uses a stone layer called Subbase, No. 2A aggregate, Section 350 of its Publication 408 Specifications (2026 Edition, Change No. 1). The same idea applies to a home drive: a well graded, compacted layer that carries weight and lets water out.[4]
Dig out topsoil and loose fill to firm ground, then shape a crown. Lay fabric on silt loam so the fines do not pump into the stone during a thaw. Spread a lower course of #4 Crushed Stone or 1-1/2" Crushed Gravel, then Road Base in thin lifts, compacting each one. Crushed Concrete can stand in for part of the lower course.[1]
A well built drive on this ground still asks for a little care each spring. Rake the top stone back from the edges, fill any soft spots with Road Base, and roll or tamp them firm. A small top-up of clean stone every few years keeps the surface thick enough to shed water.[3]
Finish with a thin top of 3/4" Crushed Stone or #57 Crushed Stone. On a gentle slope of 0 to 8 percent, water drifts toward low spots, so check the finished grade with a level and a string line before the top stone goes down.[1]
Row homes, porches and small yards
The Census counts 13,002 housing units in ZIP 18015. Detached single-family houses make up 42 percent, and owners live in 51 percent of the occupied homes. The median home in the ZIP was built in 1957.[5]
Bethlehem as a whole has 32,348 housing units by the Census count. Only 36 percent of them are detached houses, and the median build year for the city is also 1957. Twins, row homes and apartments make up most of the rest.[5]
Narrow rear yards often share a wall or a fence line with the next house. Water that runs off one roof can end up in the next yard. A shallow trench of Drain Rock along the shared line, with a gentle fall to the alley or the street, keeps runoff from pooling against either foundation. Cover it with a thin layer of River Rock so it looks like a border.[3],[5]
Small lots shape the jobs. A rear parking pad off an alley, a stone strip along a shared wall, a raised bed in a narrow yard or a fresh load of mulch for the front garden are common orders. Garden Soil and Compost refresh tired beds, and shredded mulch keeps them moist in summer. Spring planting is safest after April 21.[3],[5]
The numbers behind this page
| Fact | Value | Applies to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soil map unit at the ZIP's center point | Urban land-Udorthents, limestone complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes | City center point | [1] |
| Share of the map unit mapped as urban land (paved or built over) | 80 percent | City center point | [1] |
| Main soil series | Duffield (5 percent of the map unit) | City center point | [1] |
| Drainage class | well drained | City center point | [1] |
| Hydrologic soil group | B (moderate infiltration) | City center point | [1] |
| Texture of the top mineral soil layer | silt loam | City center point | [1] |
| Shrink-swell in the top 100 cm (linear extensibility) | moderate, 4.5 percent | City center point | [1] |
| Depth to a restrictive layer | lithic bedrock at about 79 inches | City center point | [1] |
| Mapped geologic unit at the ZIP's center point | Allentown Formation | City center point | [2] |
| Rock or sediment type of that unit | dolostone, limestone, siltstone, chert | City center point | [2] |
| Geologic age of that unit | Cambrian | City center point | [2] |
| NOAA normals station used | Springtown 1 NNE, PA, about 5 miles away | Weather station | [3] |
| Average yearly precipitation | 53.4 inches | Weather station | [3] |
| Average yearly snowfall | 41.1 inches | Weather station | [3] |
| Days a year the low reaches 32 F or colder | 122 days | Weather station | [3] |
| Median date of the last spring freeze (32 F) | April 21 | Weather station | [3] |
| Median date of the first fall freeze (32 F) | October 22 | Weather station | [3] |
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation aggregate base specification | Subbase, No. 2A aggregate, Section 350, Publication 408 Specifications (2026 Edition, Change No. 1) | State | [4] |
| Housing units in ZIP 18015 | 13,002 | This ZIP | [5] |
| Share of homes in ZIP 18015 that are detached single-family houses | 42 percent | This ZIP | [5] |
| Share of occupied homes in ZIP 18015 lived in by the owner | 51 percent | This ZIP | [5] |
| Median year homes in ZIP 18015 were built | 1957 | This ZIP | [5] |
| Housing units in Bethlehem | 32,348 | Whole city | [5] |
| Share of homes in Bethlehem that are detached single-family houses | 36 percent | Whole city | [5] |
| Median year homes in Bethlehem were built | 1957 | Whole city | [5] |
Sources
- USDA NRCS Soil Data Access (SSURGO soil survey), retrieved 2026-10-31
- USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), queried through the Macrostrat API, retrieved 2026-10-31
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, annual and seasonal, retrieved 2026-10-30
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Publication 408 Specifications (2026 Edition, Change No. 1), Section 350, retrieved 2026-10-29
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (tables B25001, B25003, B25024, B25035), retrieved 2026-10-30
Point and station values describe one spot, not every lot in town. Check your own site before you build.
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- 2 tons or 2 cubic yards
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- $424 for 2 tons of 1-1/2" Crushed Gravel
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What gravel holds up to Bethlehem winters
A drive with a lower course of clean stone, a compacted layer of Road Base and a thin top of 3/4" Crushed Stone holds up best. The clean stone drains melt before it freezes, the base gives a firm surface for plowing, and the top stone is easy to rake back in spring.
What should I do if a low spot opens up in my yard
On limestone ground, a small sunken spot can form after heavy rain. Do not fill it with loose dirt. Pack it with #57 Crushed Stone at the bottom and compacted Road Base above, then cover with Topsoil. If the spot keeps sinking or grows, have a professional look at it.
Do I need fabric under gravel on silt loam
Yes, under a drive or a parking pad. Silt loam softens in a thaw and its fines can work up into the stone, turning the base to mud. A woven fabric keeps the layers apart. Under a thin decorative layer, fabric also slows weeds and keeps the stone clean.
What can I use for a narrow side yard
3/8" Crushed Stone or Walkway Gravel makes a firm, clean path that drains well. Pea Gravel is softer underfoot but moves more, so it needs an edge. Lay fabric first and slope the strip away from the house so rain and snowmelt run off.
When should I mulch beds here
Spread shredded mulch in spring after the soil warms, to hold moisture through summer, and again in late fall after the ground cools, to protect roots from freezing and thawing. Keep it a few inches back from stems and siding, and top it up as it breaks down.