Charlotte County
Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda is an incorporated city in Charlotte County. The city water and sewer system serves customers both inside and outside the municipal limits, so a Punta Gorda utility account does not by itself put a property inside city building jurisdiction.
- Type
- City
- County
- Charlotte
- Population
- 20,383
Data notes
Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 15.6763 mills for Charlotte County. Census GEOID: 1259200.
Local front desk
Utility service reaches beyond the Punta Gorda city line.
Start with the property address. If it is inside the city, use the Building Division for permits, plan review, inspections, contractor registration, and elevation-certificate records. For water and sewer questions, use Utilities, whose service area reaches beyond the city. The city-limit and utility maps answer different questions.
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People and safety
Local profile checked August 3, 2026. Confirm the address and current instructions on the linked official site.
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Charlotte County tax planning
The November 2025 county planning row is 15.6763 mills, about $1,568 per $100,000 of taxable value before parcel-specific charges.
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Notes about Punta Gorda
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Outdoors
Charlotte County blueways make the harbor feel close
Charlotte County's blueway trails help paddlers read the harbor area, but launch points, routes, weather, tides, and current county details matter.
Read this note ->Outdoors
Charlotte Harbor Preserve is bigger than one trailhead
Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park protects a large coastal landscape, so access depends on the trailhead, water, weather, and route.
Read this note ->Around Punta Gorda
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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 3, 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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