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Duval County

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Local places
5
Population
1,062,963
Planning millage
17.8910 mills
Note paths
58
4 Cities 1 Towns
Data notes

Census GEOID: 12031. Population and place types come from the Florida Census place dataset used by this site. The planning millage is a Florida Revenue county-summary row, not a parcel rate, estimate, or bill. Open the property-tax guide for the limits and calculator.

Official county paths

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These links go to the county office or district listed by a statewide official directory. Use the exact address when a parcel, precinct, school assignment, or evacuation instruction is involved.

County-office snapshot checked 2026-07-13. Office names, hours, contacts, and service details can change on the linked site.

Local pages

Places in Duval County

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Direct local notes

Notes about Duval County and its places

These entries have been reviewed as directly about the county or one of the local places listed here.

Cars and driving

Jacksonville transit starts with the JTA service type

Jacksonville trips can use JTA fixed-route buses or the downtown Skyway. Start with the service, then check the live route, stop, schedule, fare, alert, and final walk.

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Home and property

Jacksonville evacuation zones start with the address

JaxReady gives Jacksonville and Duval County an address-based evacuation-zone lookup. Keep that result separate from the FEMA flood map and follow the order issued for the storm.

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History and culture

Firehouse Subs started in Jacksonville

Former firefighter brothers Chris and Robin Sorensen opened Firehouse Subs in Jacksonville in 1994; its public-safety foundation followed in 2005.

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Rules and licenses

Jacksonville Beach details shape the day

Jacksonville Beach has local dog timing, dune access, driving limits, alcohol, glass, and sea turtle season details to check.

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History and culture

Ritz Theatre keeps LaVilla's Harlem of the South memory

The Ritz Theatre and Museum in Jacksonville keeps LaVilla's Black culture, performance, music, and Harlem of the South memory on the downtown map.

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History and culture

Cummer Museum keeps Jacksonville's river gardens in view

The Cummer Museum ties Jacksonville's art collection, riverfront gardens, and Ninah Cummer's civic legacy into one Riverside stop.

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Cars and driving

Jacksonville St. Johns River Ferry is a real route choice

The St. Johns River Ferry can change a Jacksonville coastal drive, but schedules, fares, weather, and service notices need a fresh check.

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Money and taxes

Mayo Clinic gives Jacksonville a health-care landmark

Mayo Clinic's Jacksonville campus adds hospital, clinic, and specialty-care work to Northeast Florida's economy and daily map.

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Money and taxes

Mayport keeps Jacksonville tied to Navy work

Naval Station Mayport keeps Jacksonville connected to ships, aviation, coastal defense work, and the working waterfront near the St. Johns River.

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History and culture

Florida Theatre keeps Jacksonville's movie palace on Forsyth Street

The Florida Theatre gives downtown Jacksonville a 1927 movie palace that survived hard years and still anchors live shows, films, and civic memory.

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History and culture

Jacksonville's Cowford name starts at the river crossing

Before Jacksonville took its current name, the St. Johns River crossing known as Cowford helped explain why the settlement formed where it did.

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Outdoors

Jacksonville Emerald Trail is still being built

Jacksonville's Emerald Trail is a major urban trail project, but users should check which segments are open before treating it like a finished loop.

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Home and property

Riverside Avondale historic district has real review rules

Riverside Avondale's historic feel can come with local review steps, so exterior work should start with Jacksonville's preservation rules.

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Cars and driving

Dames Point Bridge gives Jacksonville a river-crossing signature

Jacksonville's Dames Point Bridge is more than an I-295 crossing; it ties the St. Johns River, port traffic, Northside neighborhoods, and a park under the bridge together.

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Money and taxes

JAXPORT keeps Jacksonville's car and cargo money moving

JAXPORT helps explain why Jacksonville feels like a working logistics city, with cars, containers, rail, trucks, and river terminals all tied together.

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Cars and driving

Brumos Collection keeps Jacksonville's racing memory under one roof

The Brumos Collection in Jacksonville ties rare cars, racing artifacts, old design, and local Brumos racing memory into one car-culture stop.

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Useful county context

Notes with examples, nearby ties, or broader rules

These notes create useful paths from Duval County, but they may describe a statewide rule, regional subject, neighboring place, or one county example rather than a rule unique to this county.

Outdoors

Timucuan is Jacksonville's wide-open side

Timucuan Preserve puts salt marsh, dunes, hammocks, Fort Caroline, and Kingsley Plantation inside the Jacksonville story.

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History and culture

Jacksonville's silent film years came before Hollywood

Jacksonville drew silent-film studios in the early 1900s, and Norman Studios keeps a rare piece of that history visible.

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Money and taxes

Florida veteran and disability tax breaks start at the property appraiser

Florida has several veteran, disability, surviving-spouse, widow, widower, and blindness property-tax benefits, but the county property appraiser decides the file.

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Home and property

Florida asbestos checks belong before renovation or demolition

Older Florida buildings can need an asbestos survey, notice, or licensed consultant before renovation or demolition work starts.

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Home and property

Florida lead paint disclosure follows pre-1978 homes

Most pre-1978 Florida homes, apartments, and condos carry a federal lead paint disclosure step before a sale or lease is signed.

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Cars and driving

Florida rest areas are short breaks, not campgrounds

Florida rest areas and welcome centers are built for travel breaks, with time, camping, pet, restroom, and overnight details to check.

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Home and property

Florida wetlands and stormwater can change a lot plan

Florida land work can involve Environmental Resource Permitting when wetlands, surface waters, or stormwater changes are part of the plan.

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Outdoors

Jennings State Forest crosses the Clay-Duval line

Jennings State Forest spans Clay and Duval counties, with separate recreation areas for trails, primitive camping, paddling, hunting, and quiet time in the woods.

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Home and property

Florida garage conversions can change the permit file

A Florida garage or carport conversion can look finished while the permit, bedroom count, code, and insurance questions still need the address record.

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Rules and licenses

Florida artificial reef trips start with the FWC map

Florida has thousands of public artificial reef locations, so a boat or dive plan should start with FWC's reef information, coordinates, weather, and local rules.

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Money and taxes

Florida millage rate turns values into the tax bill

Florida millage is the rate side of a property tax bill, so a lower value or lower rate does not always mean the whole bill will drop.

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Money and taxes

Florida Lottery prize claims start with the official counter

Florida Lottery prize claims should start with the official claim rules, office list, signed ticket, and scam checks before anyone shares money or personal details.

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History and culture

Kingsley Plantation keeps Jacksonville's river history honest

Kingsley Plantation in Timucuan Preserve puts Jacksonville's Fort George Island story beside the river, with plantation buildings, tabby cabins, freedom, enslavement, and survival in one place.

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Home and property

Florida smoke and carbon monoxide alarms belong in the renovation file

Florida alarm checks can depend on repair type, fuel-burning equipment, garages, additions, local fire officials, and the building code.

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Outdoors

Little Talbot Island keeps Jacksonville's barrier island wild

Little Talbot Island State Park gives Jacksonville an undeveloped barrier island with beach, dunes, driftwood, trails, paddling, camping, and shorebird habitat.

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Outdoors

Big Talbot's Boneyard Beach shows a rougher Atlantic edge

Big Talbot Island near Jacksonville is a coastal preserve where trails, bluffs, salt marsh, and Boneyard Beach show a wilder side of the Atlantic coast.

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Sources used for this page

Use the county directory as a starting map.

Last checked July 13, 2026. The place list comes from the Florida Census place data used by this site. Direct note relationships stay separate from broader contextual paths. County office links come from the statewide directories named on the linked sites, and county tax planning rows use Florida Revenue November 2025 millage data. Before relying on a rule, fee, deadline, public record, service, school assignment, storm instruction, or permit path, use the official source for the exact address.

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