Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced that she has returned $14.8 million in unclaimed property to 48 county governments, including more than $150,000 to counties in the Times News coverage area.

“Getting this money back where it belongs is fantastic news for the Pennsylvanians who call these counties home,” Treasurer Garrity said. “I’m grateful to the many county commissioners, county treasurers and other officials who worked with us to make this happen. I look forward to working with more counties and other local government agencies, including school districts and municipalities, to return even more unclaimed property in 2024.”

The Pennsylvania Treasury Department has a long-standing practice of returning unclaimed property to local government agencies across the state. Treasurer Garrity made it a top priority and, as a result, more than $14.8 million has been returned to counties since January 2021.

Local counties receiving money were: Carbon, $5,038; Lehigh, $1,573; Monroe, $28,021; Northampton, $110,388, and Schuylkill, $7,903.

“Most people think about unclaimed property being available for individuals,” Treasurer Garrity said. “But unclaimed property is also available for businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. It only takes a couple of minutes to check our website and see if any of the $4.5 billion we’re trying to return belongs to you.”

To search Treasury’s database, visit patreasury.gov/unclaimed-property.