Pinellas County
Clearwater
Clearwater is an incorporated city in Pinellas County, and the city permit file remains separate from county-level property records. Clearwater handles municipal permits, inspections, code, utilities, and local services. The directory below leads to parcel records, property taxes, court and election offices, emergency management, and the separate school district.
- Type
- City
- County
- Pinellas
- Population
- 114,364
Data notes
Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 18.4941 mills for Pinellas County. Census GEOID: 1212875.
Local front desk
Clearwater keeps city permits separate from Pinellas records.
Use Clearwater's permitting page to check whether the project needs city review, gather the current application materials, and reach the online building-permit route. Keep the county-level directory below for parcel, tax, deed, court, election, school-district, and emergency records.
Local government
Property and records
People and safety
Local profile checked July 27, 2026. Confirm the address and current instructions on the linked official site.
Open the full Pinellas County directory ->Address, home, and local records
Home and local tasks in Clearwater
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
Pinellas County tax planning
The November 2025 county planning row is 18.4941 mills, about $1,849 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 Pinellas County, a city, or a district.
Open records guide ->Address changes
Update the records that follow the address
Mail forwarding does not update a driver record, vehicle record, voter file, property mail, insurance, utilities, schools, or private accounts.
Open address checklist ->Direct Porch Notes
Notes about Clearwater
These entries have been reviewed as directly about this place or its local area.
Rules and licenses
Clearwater Beach works best with a parking plan
Clearwater Beach is easy to love and easy to underestimate, so parking, local rules, crowds, and timing deserve a quick check before the trip.
Read this note ->History and culture
Hooters started with one Clearwater restaurant
The first Hooters opened in Clearwater in 1983, giving Pinellas County a recognizable restaurant-chain origin story.
Read this note ->Useful local context
Notes that mention, illustrate, or sit near Clearwater
These links can help with the next question, but the rule or subject may be statewide, countywide, regional, or only nearby.
Outdoors
The Pinellas Trail makes the county feel connected
The Pinellas Trail gives a dense county a clear bike-and-walk spine through towns, crossings, parks, errands, and coastal-side plans.
Read this note ->Cars and driving
Courtney Campbell Scenic Highway is the bay drive between Tampa and Clearwater
The Courtney Campbell Scenic Highway carries SR 60 across Old Tampa Bay, where the drive, trail, beaches, and skyline views all share the same strip of water.
Read this note ->Rules and licenses
Florida boat rentals start with the livery permit
A Florida boat, jet ski, kayak, paddlecraft, sailboat, or houseboat rental can carry a state livery permit check behind the fun.
Read this note ->Home and property
Florida screen enclosures are more than pool cages
A Florida screen enclosure can affect the pool barrier, permit file, wind design, slab, footers, inspections, and the way the outdoor room belongs to the house.
Read this note ->Rules and licenses
Florida beach ceremonies start at the local permit counter
A Florida beach wedding or memorial can depend on the city, setup, sunset timing, cleanup, and public beach rules.
Read this note ->Around Clearwater
Nearby Florida place pages, ordered by straight-line distance between Census internal points. This is not driving distance.
Source habit
Start from Clearwater.
Florida rules can split across a state agency, county office, city counter, district, school, park manager, insurer, lender, or contract. These paths keep the local page connected to the next official-source check.
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 Pinellas County
Use the county directory for nearby local pages and notes tied to the same county.
Open county ->Place notes
Local and related notes
Direct local notes and contextual connections are labeled separately so the geographic claim stays clear.
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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 27, 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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