Lake County

Howey-in-the-Hills

Howey-in-the-Hills is an incorporated town in Lake County. The town keeps its own building-permit system for work within town limits, even though contracted professionals provide plan review and inspections and other development questions begin with town staff.

Type: Town
County: Lake
Population: 1,857

Data notes

Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 15.6324 mills for Lake County. Census GEOID: 1232775.

Local front desk

The town counter coordinates outside reviewers.

Start with Building Services for a house project, repair, fence, dock, sign, or inspection. Start with Development Services for zoning, land-use, site-plan, subdivision, or hearing questions. The town clerk coordinates the planning and engineering consultants, while the building portal carries permit applications and inspections.

Local government

Howey-in-the-Hills building services The town route for permit applications, contracted plan review, inspections, payments, checklists, and current contacts. Howey-in-the-Hills development services The town route for zoning, land use, development applications, coordinated consultant review, hearings, and current contacts.

Property and records

Property appraiser Parcel records, assessed value, exemptions, and taxable value. Tax collector Tax bills, payments, discounts, deferrals, and delinquent-tax questions. Clerk and recorder Deeds, mortgages, official records, court files, and recorded documents.

People and safety

Supervisor of Elections Voter registration, precincts, ballots, and county election information. Emergency management Local alerts, evacuation information, shelters, and storm instructions. School district Enrollment, calendars, district contacts, and the address-based assignment path.

Find the office Match the errand to the office Use the record or service to separate city, county, district, state, and private responsibilities. Find the utility provider Start utility service with the address Water, power, sewer, trash, gas, and internet can follow different service boundaries.

Local profile checked August 2, 2026. Confirm the address and current instructions on the linked official site.

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Address, home, and local records

Home and local tasks in Howey-in-the-Hills

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Address and ZIP

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Property tax

Lake County tax planning

The November 2025 county planning row is 15.6324 mills, about $1,563 per $100,000 of taxable value before parcel-specific charges.

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Storm planning

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Permits and records

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Building permits, code cases, liens, zoning, business tax receipts, and utility records may sit with Lake County, a city, or a district.

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Address changes

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Direct Porch Notes

Notes about Howey-in-the-Hills

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Home and property

Howey Mansion keeps Lake County's citrus dream visible

Howey Mansion keeps one Lake County citrus story in brick and tile, tied to rolling hills, grove money, and a town built around a big idea.

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Around Howey-in-the-Hills

Nearby Florida place pages, ordered by straight-line distance between Census internal points. This is not driving distance.

Astatula Lake County - about 3 miles away Yalaha Lake County - about 4 miles away Groveland Lake County - about 4 miles away Tavares Lake County - about 5 miles away Leesburg Lake County - about 7 miles away Okahumpka Lake County - about 7 miles away Minneola Lake County - about 8 miles away Ferndale Lake County - about 8 miles away

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County context

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Data and page limits

Last checked July 26, 2026. Place names, county coverage, GEOIDs, coordinates, and population labels come from the Census sources in the Florida place data used by this site. County tax planning rows use Florida Revenue November 2025 millage data. The local front desk is a reviewed profile of the city and county split, checked August 2, 2026. Direct note relationships and contextual note paths are kept separate. Parcel values, exemptions, permits, school assignments, storm instructions, utility service, private rules, and final bills still depend on the exact address and the official office or document.

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