Clay County

Green Cove Springs

Green Cove Springs is an incorporated city and the county seat of Clay County. The city publishes municipal, water-and-sewer, and electric boundaries as separate map layers, so check the address before sending a permit or utility question to City Hall.

Type: City
County: Clay
Population: 10,079

Data notes

Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 15.3466 mills for Clay County. Census GEOID: 1227400.

Local front desk

One city map answers three boundary questions.

Start with Do I Reside in City Limits and search the exact address on the city map. The red municipal area identifies the governing office; the water-and-sewer and electric layers identify city utility service. Once the parcel is inside the city, use Building Applications for the current portal, permit forms, checklists, and contractor-registration instructions.

Local government

Green Cove Springs city-limit check The city route for the address map, municipal boundary, utility boundary layers, and the local-versus-Clay County handoff. Green Cove Springs building applications The city route for the permit portal, current applications, checklists, contractor registration, forms, and Building Division 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 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 Green Cove Springs

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

Clay County tax planning

The November 2025 county planning row is 15.3466 mills, about $1,535 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 Clay 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 Green Cove Springs

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History and culture

Green Cove Springs Spring Park is Clay's riverfront front door

Spring Park gives Green Cove Springs a compact riverfront center with a spring, pool, pier, park space, and local rules to check.

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Useful local context

Notes that mention, illustrate, or sit near Green Cove Springs

These links can help with the next question, but the rule or subject may be statewide, countywide, regional, or only nearby.

Cars and driving

J.C. Penney Memorial Scenic Highway is Clay County's short history drive

J.C. Penney Memorial Scenic Highway is a short Clay County scenic byway where Penney Farms, canopy road, and early community planning sit close together.

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Around Green Cove Springs

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

Asbury Lake Clay County - about 8 miles away Penney Farms Clay County - about 8 miles away Fleming Island Clay County - about 8 miles away Fruit Cove St. Johns County - about 8 miles away World Golf Village St. Johns County - about 11 miles away Lakeside Clay County - about 12 miles away Orange Park Clay County - about 13 miles away Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace Clay County - about 14 miles away

Source habit

Start from Green Cove Springs.

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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

Local and related 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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