Marion County

Dunnellon

Dunnellon is an incorporated city in Marion County, but a Dunnellon mailing address can sit outside the municipal boundary. That distinction changes the permitting and zoning route, so the city limit belongs ahead of any assumption based on the postal name.

Type: City
County: Marion
Population: 2,056

Data notes

Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 15.8838 mills for Marion County. Census GEOID: 1218675.

Local front desk

City limits choose the development office.

Confirm that the property is inside Dunnellon before using the city's planning, zoning, code, or building path. Property outside the boundary follows Marion County jurisdiction even when the mailing address still says Dunnellon.

Local government

City of Dunnellon services City departments, utilities, records, meetings, public safety, notices, and resident services. Dunnellon community development The city front door for planning, zoning, building, code enforcement, maps, and development records.

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 Dunnellon

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

Marion County property tax

Marion County's property appraiser can help estimate taxes after a purchase. The seller's bill may reflect assessment limits and exemptions that will not carry over to you.

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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 Marion 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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Local reading

Notes about Dunnellon

Outdoors

Rainbow Springs starts with the capacity check

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon is beautiful, popular, and easiest to enjoy when the visit starts with current park alerts, capacity, parking, and river access.

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Wider context

Around Dunnellon and across Florida

Nearby stories, regional connections, and broader rules; these are not all specific to Dunnellon.

Rules and licenses

SWFWMD watering days start with the address

Across the Southwest Florida Water Management District, the address sets the usual watering day while the current district order and any stricter local rule set the limits.

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History and culture

Dunnellon's phosphate marker tells a boom-town story

Dunnellon's hard-rock phosphate story explains why this quiet river town once sat near the center of a Florida mining boom.

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Around Dunnellon

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

Rainbow Springs Marion County - about 3 miles away Citrus Springs Citrus County - about 5 miles away Hernando Citrus County - about 8 miles away Rainbow Park Marion County - about 8 miles away Rainbow Lakes Estates Levy County, Marion County - about 9 miles away On Top of the World Marion County - about 9 miles away Pine Ridge Citrus County - about 9 miles away Beverly Hills Citrus County - about 10 miles away

Source habit

Start from Dunnellon.

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

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County context

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Place notes

Local and related notes

More about Dunnellon, plus nearby stories and wider Florida reading.

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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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