Moving In

Ponte Vedra Beach…
Where We Live and Work and Play

This section provides everything we could think of that you might need to know if moving into the area. If you have questions that aren’t answered here, please email or call us.

Emergency Services

Dial 911

Poison Information Center
(904) 549-4480
(800) 282-3171

Florida Highway Patrol
(904) 695-4115
(904) 695-4100 Emergencies

Florida Marine Patrol
(904) 270-2500
(800) 342-5367

St. Johns County Sheriff
(904) 824-8304
(800)-346-7596

Libraries

Ponte Vedra Branch
(904) 273-6940

St. Johns County Main Library
(904) 823-2650

Newspapers

Florida Times- Union – (904) 359-4255

Ponte Vedra Leader – (904) 270-1268

Ponte Vedra Recorder – (904) 285-8831

Shorelines/Florida Times Union – (904) 249-9263

Post Office

Ponte Vedra Branch – (904) 543-1697

Utilities

Electricity

• Beaches Energy Services
  (904) 247-6171 Emergency
  (904) 247-6341 Account Information

Cable Television

• Comcast
  (800) COMCAST (266-2278)
  (904) 380-6273

Gas

Provided by private companies of your choosing. Consult the Yellow Pages for names of suppliers for both tanks and underground gas.

Telephone

AT&T
Business Customers: (800) 661-3907
Residential Customers: (800) 767-2355
Repair: (800) 247-2020

Water & Sewer

• Ponte Vedra, L’Atrium (east of A1A)
  United Water of Florida
  (904) 725-2865
• Palm Valley
  Florida Water Services
  (800) 432-4501
• St. Johns County, west of A1A from J. Turner Butler to ATP Headquarters (Marsh Landing, Players Club, Ponte Vedra Lakes, Inlet Beach, Oak Bridge)
  St. Johns Services Co.
  (904) 285-6112
• Sawgrass, Plantation & Fairfield, Azalea Point, Seaside, Odums Mill
  Intracoastal Utilities
  (904) 779-9292

Garbage and Recycling

Seaboard Sanitation – (904) 825-0991

Vehicle Registration and Drivers Licenses

Within 30 days of establishing residence in Florida, you are required to register all motor vehicles with the State and obtain a Florida license plate.  Be prepared to provide personal identification, title or proof of out of state financing, out of state vehicle registration, proof of personal injury protection and property damage liability insurance.

A Florida driver’s license is required of all motorists within 30 days of becoming a Florida resident, registering a child in a Florida public school or gaining employment in the state.  A Certified Birth Certificate is required to obtain a license along with the proof of a social security number and two address verifications.  Drivers with valid out of state licenses are required to pass only a visual exam, while new drivers must pass the eye test, a rules and regulations test, a road signs test and a driving test.

Voter Registration

Penny Haliburton, Supervisor of Elections – (904) 823-2238

Zip Codes

32081 – Ponte Vedra
32082 – Ponte Vedra Beach
32084 – Ponte Vedra Beach P.O. E
32004 – Ponte Vedra Postal Boxes at USPS

Starting a Business

Occupational Licensing – (904) 285-5092

Zoning / Permitting – (904) 280-1520

Small Busines Development University of North Florida
Cathy Hagen – (904) 620-2478