Hendry County

Clewiston

Clewiston is an incorporated city in Hendry County. Its Building Department issues permits only inside the city limits and directs several surrounding communities to Hendry County, while the city Utilities Office opens electric and water accounts.

Type: City
County: Hendry
Population: 7,594

Data notes

Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 17.1732 mills for Hendry County. Census GEOID: 1213000.

Local front desk

Clewiston permits stop at the city line.

Confirm the parcel before opening the city permit portal. Clewiston specifically directs permit questions from nearby Harlem, Sky Valley, Montura and Montura Ranch, Flaghole, Pioneer, Hookers Point, and Tropical to Hendry County. For a city electric or water account, use the separate start-or-stop service page and bring the service-address papers it lists.

Local government

Clewiston permitting The city-limits rule, Hendry County handoff, permit portal, plan-review requirements, inspections, and current contacts. Clewiston utility service The city route for starting or ending electric and water service, account documents, deposits, timing, and seasonal service choices.

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 August 3, 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 Clewiston

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.

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Property tax

Hendry County tax planning

The November 2025 county planning row is 17.1732 mills, about $1,717 per $100,000 of taxable value before parcel-specific charges.

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Storm planning

Check evacuation zone and local alerts

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

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Permits and records

Look up the local file

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

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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.

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Direct Porch Notes

Notes about Clewiston

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History and culture

Clewiston Museum keeps the sweet town story grounded

Clewiston's museum helps explain how Lake Okeechobee, sugar, cattle, fishing, fossils, and wartime aviation shaped this Hendry County city.

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Useful local context

Notes that mention, illustrate, or sit near Clewiston

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History and culture

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum keeps Seminole history told from home

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation gives visitors a Seminole-led place to learn, remember, and slow down.

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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 Clewiston

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

Harlem Hendry County - about 2 miles away Lake Harbor Palm Beach County - about 9 miles away Moore Haven Glades County - about 11 miles away Montura Hendry County - about 12 miles away South Bay Palm Beach County - about 13 miles away Pioneer Hendry County - about 17 miles away Belle Glade Palm Beach County - about 17 miles away Pahokee Palm Beach County - about 18 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 August 3, 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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