Volusia County
DeLand
DeLand is an incorporated city and the Volusia County seat, with local historic review layered over ordinary city permitting. That review follows the property's designation and the proposed work, not simply the building's age, appearance, or mailing address.
- Type
- City
- County
- Volusia
- Population
- 46,346
Data notes
Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 17.4169 mills for Volusia County. Census GEOID: 1216875.
Local front desk
Historic review starts with the designation.
The city lists several activities that can require a Certificate of Appropriateness on a designated property, including material exterior changes, relocation, new construction, archaeological disturbance, and lot division. City planning staff is the next stop when the designation or project category is unclear.
Local government
Property and records
People and safety
Local profile checked July 28, 2026. Confirm the address and current instructions on the linked official site.
Open the full Volusia County directory ->Address, home, and local records
Home and local tasks in DeLand
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
Volusia County tax planning
The November 2025 county planning row is 17.4169 mills, about $1,742 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 Volusia 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 DeLand
These entries have been reviewed as directly about this place or its local area.
Home and property
DeLand historic-property work starts with the address
An old-looking building and a locally protected property are not the same thing. Check the DeLand address before planning outside work or relying on a permit alone.
Read this note ->History and culture
Stetson Mansion keeps DeLand's Gilded Age side visible
Stetson Mansion gives DeLand a bold Gilded Age story tied to John B. Stetson, unusual design, winter society, and early electric work.
Read this note ->History and culture
Stetson Law started Florida's law school story
Stetson Law began in DeLand in 1900 as Florida's first law school, then moved to Gulfport in 1954.
Read this note ->Useful local context
Notes that mention, illustrate, or sit near DeLand
These links can help with the next question, but the rule or subject may be statewide, countywide, regional, or only nearby.
Cars and driving
SunRail makes the I-4 corridor easier to read
SunRail gives Central Florida a weekday rail spine from DeLand through Orlando toward Poinciana.
Read this note ->Cars and driving
River of Lakes Heritage Corridor links Central Florida by water and road
River of Lakes Heritage Corridor is a scenic byway through Lake, Volusia, and Seminole counties where older towns, rivers, springs, and roads sit close together.
Read this note ->Outdoors
Hontoon Island turns the St. Johns River into a boat-in park
Hontoon Island State Park near DeLand is reached by private boat or park ferry, which makes the St. Johns River feel like part of the visit from the start.
Read this note ->History and culture
Cassadaga is Volusia's spiritualist camp story
Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp is a small Volusia County community with a religious, historic, and curious old-Florida feel.
Read this note ->Around DeLand
Nearby Florida place pages, ordered by straight-line distance between Census internal points. This is not driving distance.
Source habit
Start from DeLand.
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 Volusia 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.
Open notes ->Search
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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 28, 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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