Isothermal Planning & Development Commission (IPDC) is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Isothermal Planning & Development Commission (IPDC) manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Isothermal Planning & Development Commission (IPDC) administered a total of 1,393 Section 8 Vouchers. Isothermal Planning & Development Commission (IPDC) currently has Section 8 as its program type. Isothermal Planning & Development Commission (IPDC) is located at Post Office Box 841, Rutherfordton, NC, 28139 and serves the city of Rutherfordton. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Isothermal Planning & Development Commission (IPDC) at, (828)287-2281 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The Isothermal Planning & Development Commission is a regional council for Region C in western North Carolina. Region C consists of Cleveland, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford Counties and the municipalities of each county. IPDC seeks to serve its members, and their citizens by fostering regional collaboration and by providing professional and technical expertise. The Commission houses the region's Area Agency on Aging, Workforce Development programs, housing programs and also provides planning and technical services.

IPDC is a local government agency created by, and serving the municipal and county governments in Region C. IPDC depends on a variety of funding sources, including membership dues, state, federal and other grants, state and federal funding and service fees.

The Isothermal Planning and Development Commission was created in 1966 as a Local Development District serving McDowell, Polk and Rutherford Counties under the Appalachian Regional Development Act. The State of North Carolina enacted legislation in 1969 creating 16 regional councils, adding Cleveland County to Region C.