Emergency: call or text 911. Jacksonville non-emergency: (904) 630-0500.
St. Johns County
32082
Ponte Vedra Beach and Palm Valley use 32082 and sit in St. Johns County. The sheriff’s northeast field office is on A1A. Many electric customers here are Beaches Energy. Many water customers are St. Johns County Utilities. Check the bill before you report an outage.
Fridge sheet for Ponte Vedra Beach and Palm ValleyWho to call
Electric utility based at Jacksonville Beach city hall. It serves customers in Duval and St. Johns counties, including Jacksonville Beach. Atlantic Beach electric customers are told to call JEA instead. Check the name on your bill.
Police, fire, and medical emergencies. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says you can text 911 when you cannot safely talk, and that a text is handled with the same priority as a call.
The national poison helpline for a swallowed medicine, a chemical exposure, or a bite you are unsure about. This is not a substitute for 911 if someone is unconscious or not breathing.
Dial 711 to reach Florida Relay if you are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-disabled and need to place a call. For an emergency, JSO says TTY users can also reach 911 directly.
Sheriff Robert A. Hardwick’s office covers St. Johns County, including Ponte Vedra, Palm Valley, and Nocatee. A Jacksonville mailing address does not put you in the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Building permits for St. Johns County. A property in the city of St. Augustine or in St. Augustine Beach may be permitted by that city.
Code complaints for private property in St. Johns County. A report starts through PRIDE, and the county asks for the complainant’s name and address.
FPL serves some addresses in Northeast Florida that are outside JEA, Beaches Energy, and Clay Electric. If none of those names is on your bill, start here.
County water and sewer for many addresses in St. Johns County, including parts of Ponte Vedra. Call during business hours for a leak, no water, or low pressure, and use the after-hours number on nights and holidays.
Vicky Oakes’s office. Voter registration, vote-by-mail, and the polling place for a St. Johns County address.
Eddie Creamer’s office sets property values and handles exemptions for St. Johns County. This office does not collect the tax. The tax collector’s site is https://www.sjctax.us/.
Tags, driver licenses, and property tax bills for St. Johns County. This office collects the bill. The property appraiser sets the value.
Public schools for Ponte Vedra, Nocatee, Palm Valley, and the rest of St. Johns County. The district office is in St. Augustine. The district site is the place to confirm the current main phone.
Dial 211 for a referral to food, rent help, shelter, and other services. The City of Jacksonville also publishes United Way’s referral line for people who cannot get through by dialing 211.
Coordinated entry and outreach for people without housing in Northeast Florida. The city publishes this weekday phone line.
The official tourism site for events, museums, and things to do. It is a better first stop than a random “best of” list while this handbook is still building its own.
Little Talbot Island, Big Talbot Island, Fort George Island, and Kingsley Plantation are the state parks and historic sites closest to the beaches and Fort Caroline. Hours and fees change. Check the park page the day you go.
Governor of Florida. The Capitol address is below. County election sites publish different phone numbers for this office, so use the contact form on the governor’s website rather than a secondhand number.
Find the state representative for a street address. Jacksonville’s delegation covers several districts, and the district lines do not follow ZIP codes.
Find the state senator for a street address. District lines do not follow ZIP codes or neighborhood names.