Duval County

Jacksonville Beach

Jacksonville Beach is an incorporated city in Duval County with its own municipal government, even though Jacksonville and Duval County consolidated in 1968. The beach city therefore keeps its own permits, zoning, code enforcement, mayor, and council while sharing some county-funded services.

Type: City
County: Duval
Population: 23,615

Data notes

Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 17.8910 mills for Duval County. Census GEOID: 1235050.

Local front desk

Jacksonville Beach is in Duval County, but it is not Jacksonville.

Start with Jacksonville Beach Planning and Development for permits, inspections, zoning, code questions, and permit history. Use the city Government page when the office boundary is the confusing part. Duval County still handles the county offices listed below, but a Jacksonville Beach address should not be sent automatically to Jacksonville's municipal counter.

Local government

Jacksonville Beach government The city explanation of consolidation, Jacksonville Beach's independent government, and the services Duval County still provides or funds. Jacksonville Beach planning and development The city route for building permits and inspections, planning and zoning, code enforcement, permit status, fees, and records.

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 12, 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 Jacksonville Beach

Start with the exact address, then use the task to choose the state agency, county office, city department, school district, utility, emergency manager, insurer, lender, or private document that handles the detail.

Address and ZIP

Separate the mailing label from the local boundary

The postal city, ZIP Code, county, municipality, parcel, school district, evacuation zone, and utility area can describe different parts of the same address.

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Property tax

Duval County tax planning

The November 2025 county planning row is 17.8910 mills, about $1,789 per $100,000 of taxable value before parcel-specific charges.

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Storm planning

Check evacuation zone and local alerts

Evacuation zones, shelter plans, county alerts, and local emergency orders can change by exact address.

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Permits and records

Look up the local file

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

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Address changes

Update the records that follow the address

Mail forwarding does not update a driver record, vehicle record, voter file, property mail, insurance, utilities, schools, or private accounts.

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Direct Porch Notes

Notes about Jacksonville Beach

These entries have been reviewed as directly about this place or its local area.

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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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Useful local context

Notes that mention, illustrate, or sit near Jacksonville Beach

These links can help with the next question, but the rule or subject may be statewide, countywide, regional, or only nearby.

Cars and driving

A1A Ocean Islands Trail puts the First Coast on a barrier-island line

A1A Ocean Islands Trail follows a First Coast stretch through Duval and Nassau counties, linking beach cities, barrier islands, old port history, parks, and Atlantic views.

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Around Jacksonville Beach

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

Neptune Beach Duval County - about 3 miles away Atlantic Beach Duval County - about 5 miles away Palm Valley St. Johns County - about 5 miles away Sawgrass St. Johns County - about 6 miles away Nocatee St. Johns County - about 13 miles away Jacksonville Duval County - about 17 miles away Fruit Cove St. Johns County - about 19 miles away Orange Park Clay County - about 20 miles away

Source habit

Start from Jacksonville Beach.

Florida rules can split across a state agency, county office, city counter, district, school, park manager, insurer, lender, or contract. These paths keep the local page connected to the next official-source check.

Home and local tasks

Property, storms, permits, and offices

Use the task that matches the next decision, then confirm the address with the responsible office.

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County context

Open Duval County

Use the county directory for nearby local pages and notes tied to the same county.

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Place notes

Local and related notes

Direct local notes and contextual connections are labeled separately so the geographic claim stays clear.

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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 12, 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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