St. Johns County
St. Augustine
St. Augustine is an incorporated city in St. Johns County, but the postal name also reaches unincorporated county areas and the separate City of St. Augustine Beach. Confirm the municipal boundary before opening a city permit, zoning, code, or records path.
- Type
- City
- County
- St. Johns
- Population
- 16,141
Data notes
Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 13.9738 mills for St. Johns County. Census GEOID: 1262500.
Local front desk
The postal city does not settle jurisdiction.
Use St. Augustine Development Services only after confirming that the address is inside the city. A St. Augustine mailing label can point to unincorporated St. Johns County or the separate City of St. Augustine Beach instead.
Local government
Property and records
People and safety
Local profile checked July 29, 2026. Confirm the address and current instructions on the linked official site.
Open the full St. Johns County directory ->Address, home, and local records
Home and local tasks in St. Augustine
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.
Check the address path ->Property tax
St. Johns County tax planning
The November 2025 county planning row is 13.9738 mills, about $1,397 per $100,000 of taxable value before parcel-specific charges.
Open millage tool ->Storm planning
Check evacuation zone and local alerts
Evacuation zones, shelter plans, county alerts, and local emergency orders can change by exact address.
Open evacuation planner ->Permits and records
Look up the local file
Building permits, code cases, liens, zoning, business tax receipts, and utility records may sit with St. Johns County, a city, or a district.
Open records guide ->Address changes
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Mail forwarding does not update a driver record, vehicle record, voter file, property mail, insurance, utilities, schools, or private accounts.
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Notes about St. Augustine
These entries have been reviewed as directly about this place or its local area.
Home and property
St. Augustine archaeology zones can change a small project
In St. Augustine, digging inside an archaeology zone can add a review step, so the zone map and planning office belong in the project file.
Read this note ->Rules and licenses
St. Augustine public events start with the public-property permit
In St. Augustine, events on public property can need city coordination for parades, festivals, weddings, film work, and other shared-space plans.
Read this note ->Cars and driving
St. Augustine parking starts with the garage and peak days
Historic St. Augustine is easier to enjoy when downtown parking, the city garage, events, walking distance, and enforcement are checked first.
Read this note ->Outdoors
Anastasia State Park is St. Augustine's beach and hammock side
Anastasia State Park gives St. Augustine beach, dunes, maritime hammock, paddling, camping, and nature close to the historic city.
Read this note ->Useful local context
Notes that mention, illustrate, or sit near St. Augustine
These links can help with the next question, but the rule or subject may be statewide, countywide, regional, or only nearby.
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.
Read this note ->Home and property
Florida historic-district exterior work starts with the local preservation office
Age alone does not trigger historic review; first check whether the address is locally designated and what kind of approval the work needs.
Read this note ->Rules and licenses
Florida historical markers turn local memory into roadside signs
Florida historical markers look like simple blue signs, but each one starts with an application, research, review, cost, and a real place.
Read this note ->History and culture
St. Augustine's datil pepper keeps local heat on the table
The datil pepper gives St. Augustine and St. Johns County a food story with local farms, family recipes, uncertain origins, and serious heat.
Read this note ->Cars and driving
A1A's scenic byway label points to real places
The A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway is more than a pretty road name; it ties St. Augustine, beaches, parks, preserves, and coastal history into one drive.
Read this note ->Cars and driving
St. Augustine Nights of Lights needs a parking plan
Nights of Lights is a beautiful St. Augustine tradition, but the old downtown works best when visitors plan for shuttles, parking, crowds, and walking.
Read this note ->History and culture
Castillo de San Marcos keeps St. Augustine visible
The Castillo is the stone fort that keeps St. Augustine's old story right in public view.
Read this note ->Rules and licenses
Pascua Florida Day puts April 2 on the state calendar
Pascua Florida Day is Florida State Day, a small official calendar marker that points back to the state's name and early Spanish story.
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Around St. Augustine
Nearby Florida place pages, ordered by straight-line distance between Census internal points. This is not driving distance.
Source habit
Start from St. Augustine.
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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.
Open tasks ->County context
Open St. Johns County
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Local and related notes
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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 July 29, 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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