Palm Beach County

Belle Glade

Belle Glade is an incorporated city in Palm Beach County and one part of the broader Glades region. Local responsibilities are split: the city handles municipal permits and solid waste, while its current public-safety pages route policing and fire service through county agencies.

Type: City
County: Palm Beach
Population: 17,241

Data notes

Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 17.4918 mills for Palm Beach County. Census GEOID: 1205200.

Local front desk

City work and county public safety split.

Use the city building page for municipal permit work, but follow the live city handoff when the task involves police or fire service. The Glades regional label does not identify one government, and current contacts, station assignments, forms, and fees should stay on official pages.

Local government

City of Belle Glade services City departments, utilities, public works, records, meetings, notices, parks, and resident services. Belle Glade building and permitting The city route for permits, applications, inspections, development review, and current contacts.

Property and records

Property appraiser Parcel records, assessed value, exemptions, and taxable value. Tax collector Tax bills, payments, discounts, deferrals, and delinquent-tax questions. Clerk and recorder Deeds, mortgages, official records, court files, and recorded documents.

People and safety

Supervisor of Elections Voter registration, precincts, ballots, and county election information. Emergency management Local alerts, evacuation information, shelters, and storm instructions. School district Enrollment, calendars, district contacts, and the address-based assignment path.

Find the office Match the errand to the office Use the record or service to separate city, county, district, state, and private responsibilities. Find the utility provider Start utility service with the address Water, power, sewer, trash, gas, and internet can follow different service boundaries.

Local profile checked July 29, 2026. Confirm the address and current instructions on the linked official site.

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Address, home, and local records

Home and local tasks in Belle Glade

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Address and ZIP

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Property tax

Palm Beach County tax planning

The November 2025 county planning row is 17.4918 mills, about $1,749 per $100,000 of taxable value before parcel-specific charges.

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Storm planning

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Evacuation zones, shelter plans, county alerts, and local emergency orders can change by exact address.

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Permits and records

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Building permits, code cases, liens, zoning, business tax receipts, and utility records may sit with Palm Beach County, a city, or a district.

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Address changes

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Direct Porch Notes

Notes about Belle Glade

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Money and taxes

Belle Glade sugar cane keeps the Glades economy visible

Belle Glade sits close to the sugar cane fields, research, mills, workers, and water issues that shape the south side of Lake Okeechobee.

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Useful local context

Notes that mention, illustrate, or sit near Belle Glade

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Outdoors

Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail frames the Glades towns

The Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail gives Belle Glade, Pahokee, South Bay, and Clewiston a lake-edge frame.

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Around Belle Glade

Nearby Florida place pages, ordered by straight-line distance between Census internal points. This is not driving distance.

South Bay Palm Beach County - about 4 miles away Lake Harbor Palm Beach County - about 9 miles away Pahokee Palm Beach County - about 9 miles away Canal Point Palm Beach County - about 12 miles away Clewiston Hendry County - about 17 miles away Harlem Hendry County - about 18 miles away Westlake Palm Beach County - about 23 miles away Loxahatchee Groves Palm Beach County - about 24 miles away

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Home and local tasks

Property, storms, permits, and offices

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County context

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Place notes

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Data and page limits

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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