Manatee County

Holmes Beach

Holmes Beach is an incorporated city in Manatee County on Anna Maria Island. City offices handle building permits, planning, code, police, parking, and municipal services. The Building Department routes complete applications to required reviewers, including West Manatee Fire District for commercial projects.

Type: City
County: Manatee
Population: 3,027

Data notes

Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 14.5524 mills for Manatee County. Census GEOID: 1232150.

Local front desk

Holmes Beach adds fire review to commercial permit work.

Holmes Beach accepts permit applications and inspections through its online portal. Every commercial project is routed to West Manatee Fire District for approval, so that review belongs in the project schedule from the start.

Local government

City of Holmes Beach services City departments, online services, meetings, records, parking, and resident information. Holmes Beach Building Department City permit applications, inspections, floodplain information, forms, and commercial fire review.

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 27, 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 Holmes Beach

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Address and ZIP

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Property tax

Manatee County property tax

Manatee 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 Manatee County, a city, or a district.

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Address changes

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Wider context

Around Holmes Beach and across Florida

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

Cars and driving

Palma Sola Scenic Highway makes the island drive part of the day

Palma Sola Scenic Highway follows six miles of SR 64 from 75th Street West in Bradenton to East Bay Drive in Holmes Beach.

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Outdoors

Anna Maria Island's trolley makes beach days simpler

Anna Maria Island's free trolley helps visitors and locals move along Gulf Drive without making every beach stop depend on parking.

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Around Holmes Beach

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

Anna Maria Manatee County - about 2 miles away Bradenton Beach Manatee County - about 4 miles away Cortez Manatee County - about 4 miles away West Bradenton Manatee County - about 6 miles away Bradenton Manatee County - about 9 miles away Palmetto Manatee County - about 9 miles away South Bradenton Manatee County - about 9 miles away Longboat Key Manatee County, Sarasota County - about 9 miles away

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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

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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 27, 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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