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Moving to St. Augustine and St. Johns County.

Q: How do I find my hurricane evacuation zone in St. Johns County?

Type your address into the county's evacuation zone lookup . Your zone, not your distance from the beach, tells you when to leave. Sign up for county alerts too.

Q: Where do I get a driver license or car tag in St. Johns County?

At the St. Johns County Tax Collector , which also collects property tax. Check its site for the documents to bring and whether you need an appointment.

St. Johns County has 42 miles of Atlantic coastline, with the St. Johns River on its western edge. St. Augustine, founded in 1565, is the county seat. Outside the two cities, most communities are unincorporated and get county services, and utilities can change from one neighborhood to the next.

Please read: General information, not legal, tax or immigration advice; verify with the official source. Rules change, so check the official link before you act, and talk to the right professional for your situation.

Which electric company serves St. Johns County?

FPL serves St. Augustine and much of the county. In the north, around Ponte Vedra, Nocatee and the 32259 area, it can be JEA or Beaches Energy Services instead, so check the exact address.

How do I find my hurricane evacuation zone in St. Johns County?

Type your address into the county's evacuation zone lookup. Your zone, not your distance from the beach, tells you when to leave. Sign up for county alerts too.

Where do I get a driver license or car tag in St. Johns County?

At the St. Johns County Tax Collector, which also collects property tax. Check its site for the documents to bring and whether you need an appointment.

County services for every address

County government	St. Johns County official website
Emergencies and hurricanes	St. Johns County Emergency Management
Evacuation zone lookup	Know Your Zone: evacuation zone lookup
Flood zone lookup	County Flood Zone Viewer and the FEMA flood map
Hospitals	UF Health Flagler Hospital (St. Augustine) and Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Johns)
Driver licenses, car tags, property tax	St. Johns County Tax Collector
Property appraiser (homestead)	St. Johns County Property Appraiser
Library	St. Johns County Public Library System
Schools	St. Johns County School District and Our schools page (address lookup for zoned schools)
Elections office	Supervisor of Elections (U.S. citizens)

St. Johns County area guideHistory, beaches, parks and communities

Cities in this county

Utilities below are checked against each city's and utility's own pages. Where the provider changes from street to street, we say so and link the official lookup, so check the exact address before you buy.

St. Augustine
Ponte Vedra and Nocatee
St. Johns (Fruit Cove, Julington Creek, RiverTown)

St. Augustine

The county seat, founded on September 8, 1565, 42 years before Jamestown. Its downtown town plan is a National Historic Landmark.

Electric	FPL (Florida Power & Light). FPL's tariff lists this city among the communities it serves.
Water and sewer	City of St. Augustine inside the city's service area; everyone else is on the St. Johns County Utility Department. Check the address with the city first (904-825-1037).
Trash and recycling	City Solid Waste Department: weekly trash, yard waste and recycling, on the city utility bill
Natural gas	Peoples Gas lists this city in its service area; whether a line reaches your street depends on the address.
Internet	Depends on the address. Type it into the FCC National Broadband Map to see every provider that serves it.
City government	City of St. Augustine

Ponte Vedra and Nocatee

Ponte Vedra Beach is an unincorporated oceanfront community, home to TPC Sawgrass and THE PLAYERS Championship. Nocatee is a master-planned community between Jacksonville and St. Augustine, with a water park, more than 31 miles of trails and nearly a dozen parks; its newer homes are in St. Johns County and some older neighborhoods are in Duval County.

Electric	Depends on the address: FPL, JEA or Beaches Energy Services (its official map covers part of Ponte Vedra Beach). Check the address with each.
Water and sewer	JEA serves Nocatee and parts of Ponte Vedra; other parts are on the St. Johns County Utility Department. It depends on the address.
Trash and recycling	St. Johns County (FCC Environmental Services): billed as an assessment on the property tax bill, so there's nothing to sign up for.
Natural gas	Peoples Gas lists this area; whether a line reaches your street depends on the address.
Internet	Depends on the address. Type it into the FCC National Broadband Map to see every provider that serves it.
City government	Unincorporated: St. Johns County government

St. Johns (Fruit Cove, Julington Creek, RiverTown)

The mailing name (ZIP 32259) for much of the northwest county, including Fruit Cove, Julington Creek Plantation and RiverTown on the St. Johns River. Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County hospital is here.

Electric	Depends on the address: FPL or JEA. Check the address with both.
Water and sewer	Depends on the address: JEA or the St. Johns County Utility Department.
Trash and recycling	St. Johns County (FCC Environmental Services): billed as an assessment on the property tax bill, so there's nothing to sign up for.
Natural gas	Peoples Gas lists this area; whether a line reaches your street depends on the address.
Internet	Depends on the address. Type it into the FCC National Broadband Map to see every provider that serves it.
City government	Unincorporated: St. Johns County government

Official sources

Every link on this page goes to the official source: the government agency, the county or city, or the utility itself.

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