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Utilities
| Electric — Duke Energy Florida | 800-700-8744 · duke-energy.com |
| Water | Polk County Utilities or your city's utility, depending on address |
| Trash & recycling | County franchise hauler (city service inside city limits) |
| Internet | Spectrum, AT&T Fiber, and Frontier Fiber (west Polk) are the most common providers |
Polk County
| Polk County Government | polk-county.net |
| Polk County Property Appraiser (homestead by Mar 1) | polkpa.org |
| Polk County Tax Collector (license & vehicle) | polktaxes.com |
| Polk County Public Schools (verify zoning by address) | polkschoolsfl.com |
Emergency & pets
| Emergencies | 911 |
| Polk County Emergency Management | polk-county.net |
| Hurricane prep & shelters | floridadisaster.org |
| Polk County Animal Control (Sheriff) | polksheriff.org |
| Microchip lookup | petmicrochiplookup.org |
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