Yes — Pennsylvania code 28 Pa. Code § 18.44 requires a telephone within the enclosure or easily accessible from the deck.
Pennsylvania requires a telephone within the pool enclosure or easily accessible from the deck.
Citation: 28 Pa. Code § 18.44
"Easily accessible from the deck" gives some flexibility for nearby buildings, but inspectors typically want a direct sightline or short, unobstructed path from the pool to the phone.
Carriers across the U.S. are retiring traditional copper landlines. If your pool emergency phone still relies on a copper line in Pennsylvania, that service can go dark without warning — which is why many properties are switching to cellular emergency phones.
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Data provided by CHNLSYNC Copper Retirement Tracker.
SouthEast Telephone installs and monitors cellular emergency pool phones nationwide and can help you meet Pennsylvania's requirements.
