Congratulations on your future plans to move to Jacksonville, Florida
"The Bold New City of the South"
We want to assist with your move and have provided a complete list of resources to
insure your move goes as smooth as possible.
Please call us if you have any questions.
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Bellsouth Telephone: Service for homes and businesses in the Jacksonville area, including most
surrounding cities. You may obtain service 24 hours a day. You must provide the street address
of your new home as well as the type of service and features you want.
Phone: Personal Services -(904) 780-2222; Business Services - (904) 780-2800
Website: http://www.bellsouth.com
JEA Utilities: JEA is the eighth largest municipal utility in the United States providing electricity,
water and wastewater services to more than 600,000 accounts in Northeast Florida.
Phone: Toll Free - (800) 683-5542
Website: http://www.jea.com
Driver's License : A driver's license is required within 30 days for any driver who becomes a
resident of Florida, is employed in Florida, or registers a child in a Florida Public School.
Persons with valid out-of-sate licenses, new drivers and those with expired permits must take
an eye test, answer 20 questions of road signs and 20 questions on rules and regulations, and
pass a road driving test. New residents must present two pieces of valid identification, one of
hich may be their out-of-state license. A handbook of Florida driving laws is available free at
all examination stations.
Website: http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/html/dlnew.html
Duval County Schools: Find information about preschools, public, private, and higher
education schools in Jacksonville, Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Englewood, Edgewood, Beach,
and Neptune Beach. For address and phone number to each school, visit website below.
Phone: Duval Public Schools - (904) 390-2000
Address: Duval Public Schools - 1701 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Website: http://www.educationcentral.org
Chamber of Commerce: Jacksonville's award-winning online business resource. Get
information about companies in Jacksonville and business markets and news.
Phone: (904) 366-6600
Address: Three Independent Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Website: http://www.myjaxchamber.com/
Jacksonville Business Journal: As a subscriber to The Business Journal of Jacksonville, you'll
immediately have access to local business news and information that'll keep you ahead of your
competition. Each issue features the exclusive work from Jacksonville's best business journalists,
along with hundreds of the freshest business leads available.
Phone: (904) 396-3502
Address: 1200 Riverplace Blvd., Suite 201 Jacksonville, FL 32207
Website: http://www.bizjournals.com/subscribe/jacksonville
Jacksonville Local Weather: Get current conditions, tide predictions, detailed 7-day forecasts,
radar and satellite images, and additional information regarding Jacksonville and surrounding
areas in Northeast Florida.
Phone: (904) 741-4311
Address: 13701 Fang Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32218
Website: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax/cgi-bin/master.pl?suite=home
City of Jacksonville: The official website for information regarding citizen information, Business
information, recreation, and visitor information.
Phone: Public Data Depot (CPAC) - (904) 630-7398
Address:
Website: http://www.coj.net
The Florida-Times Union: The Florida-Times Union (Jacksonville.com) was named best news
site in the country from a newspaper with a circulation of 75,000 to 250,000 by the Newspaper
Association of America.
Phone: (904) 359-4030
Address: P.O. Box 1949, Jacksonville, FL 32231
Website: http://jacksonville.com/
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office: The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has achieved its reputation as a
premier law enforcement agency because it has earned the trust of the community. Through the
economies attributed to consolidation, participation in Federal grant projects, and the interest
and support of the community in quality law enforcement, our organization has come to be
recognized as one of the finest police departments in the United States.
Phone: (904) 630-7600
Address: 501 E. Bay St. Jacksonville, FL 32202
Website:http://www.coj.net/jso/
Naval Air Station/Jax: a multi-mission base hosting more than 100 tenant commands. The
installation is home to the P-3C Orion long range anti-submarine reconnaissance and maritime
patrol aircraft, the SH-60F Seahawk antisubmarine warfare helicopters and S-3B Viking sea
control planes.
Phone: (904) 542-2345
Address: NAS Jacksonville, Fla., 32212
Website: http://www.nasjax.navy.mil/
Mayport Naval Station: Naval Station Mayport, Florida, is one of three major Navy
nstallations in the Jacksonville area. Mayport is unique in that it is home to a busy seaport
as well as an air facility.
Phone: (904) 270-5011
Address: NS Mayport, Mayport, FL 32228
Website: http://www.nsmayport.navy.mil/