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Todos los números telefónicos están dentro del Código de Area 561 a menos que se indique otra área específica.

Pahokee Water Control Dist. 996-2940
P.O. Box 896, Belle Glade, 33430
A water control taxing district.

Palm Beach Community College 967-7222
4200 S. Congress Ave., Lake Worth, 33461

Palm Beach County Cultural Council 471-2901
1555 PB Lakes Blvd. #300, WPB    www.pbccc.org
Arts Line (800) 882-ARTS, toll free from anywhere in Florida providing cultural travel tips and arts information. The Palm Beach County Cultural Council was established in 1979 to develop, coordinate, and promote the cultural arts throughout Palm Beach County. Resource guides, cultural calendars, arts and attractions maps, magazines, and publications for professional artists are available to tourists and members of the council.

Palm Beach County Health Department
  • Administration 355-3120
  • Riviera Beach Health Center 514-5300
  • Broadway Health Center 882-3200
  • West Palm Beach Health Center 514-5300
  • Lantana/Lake Worth Health Center 547-6800
  • Jupiter Health Clinic 746-6751
  • Delray Beach Health Center 274-3100
  • C.L. Brumback Health Center, Belle Glade 996-1600

Palm Beach County Medical Society 433-3940
Complaints and referrals.

Palm Beach County School Board 434-8000
Also see School Board.

Palm Beach International Airport
  - Passenger Paging (no airline info) 471-7420
  - Parking Information 471-7459
  - Sheriff’s Office 471-7450

Palm Beach County Sports Commission 233-1015
1555 PB Lakes Blvd. #1410, WPB 33401
Promotes Palm Beach County as a sporting event destination. Provides free sports clinics and demonstrations to local youth through the Sports Institute

Palm Tran Administrative Office 841-4200
3201 Electronics Way, WPB 33407
  Info Lines:
  • North County 841-4BUS (4287)
  • South County 877-930-4BUS (4287)
  • Palm Tran CONNECTION 649-9838
  • Downtown Shuttle 833-8873
  www.palmtran.org
Palm Tran, the County’s public transportation service, provides fixed-route bus transportation and specialized door-to-door service for the elderly and eligible disabled persons (Palm Tran Connection). 120 buses provide daily service on 35 routes serving major destinations in the County, including the Glades. Buses operate on a 30-minute frequency during weekday peak rush hours and 60-minute frequency mid-day and weekends. Call Palm Tran Connection for eligibility requirements for disabled persons.

Palm Tran Connection 649-9838 • TDD 649-0683
Boca, Delray, Glades 1-877-870-9489 www.palmtran.org
Transportation for disabled and transportation disadvantaged persons. Call for eligibility requirements.

Paramedics Non-emergency 616-7016  • Emergency 911

Paratransit Complaints 712-6600  • Boca, Delray, Glades 888-852-7362
Consumer Affairs regulates companies which conduct non-emergency transportation for ill or handicapped persons. All such companies are required to be licensed.

Park (County) Locations 966-6600

Park Facilities Rentals/County Parks
    Picnic Pavilions                   966-6611
    Boca, Delray                         888-808-3124
    Glades                                   996-4812
    South County Civic Center 495-9813

Park Rangers  966-6787
Non-emergency Assistance M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Parking Enforcement (Handicapped) 688-4233
Sheriff’s Office.

Parking Facilities - Downtown WPB 355-3235
Operates the parking structures and lots associated with the Governmental Center and the Judicial Center complexes to ensure access to the County and Court programs.

Parking Permits, Disabled 355-2622 • GC-RM 101
Tax Collector.

Parks & Recreation 966-6600
2700 Sixth Ave. S., Lake Worth 33461
The County Parks & Recreation Department manages over 70 park properties and provides recreational and educational programs and services for people of all ages and abilities throughout Palm Beach County. The Parks Division is responsible for the maintenance of all parks, as well as the coordination of a natural areas program which includes exotic vegetation removal and the subsequent enhancement of these areas. A wide variety of leisure programs, services and special events is available through the Recreation Services Division and the Special Facilities and Beaches Division. Also see Aquatics Supervisor, Athletics, Ball Fields, Beaches/County, Beach Conditions Information, Campgrounds, Community Centers, Golf Courses, Morikami Museum, Ocean Inlet Marina, Okeeheelee Nature Center, Green Cay Nature Center, Daggerwing Nature Center, Jim Brandon Equestrian Center, Parks Planning & Design, Park Locations, John Prince Park Campground, Peanut Island Campground, Permits, Picnic Permits, Pools/County, South Bay RV Campground, Special Event Permits, Special Olympics, Special Populations, Swimming Pools, VSA Arts of Florida, Volunteer Services and Waterparks.

Parks Design & Construction 966-6636

Parks Development Review 966-6652

Parks Enforcement Unit
This unit of the Sheriff’s Office patrols and provides security in and around Palm Beach County Parks.     
Non-emergency/police assistance, 8 a.m. -4 p.m. 439-2840
Non-emergency communications   688-3400
Emergencies 911

Parks Maintenance 966-6655
The Parks Division of the Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for the maintenance of all County parks.

Parks Planning & Design 963-6785

Passports 355-1586
    Boca, Delray, Glades 888-760-9165
    Main/Central 697-2028
    North 624-6619
    South 274-1588
Clerk & Comptroller 

Paving Assessments 355-3457 • GC-RM 203
Collects funds for assessment and provides information to the public about these assessments through the Finance Department, Clerk & Comptroller.

Peanut Island Campground 845-4445
Campground offers 20 tropically landscaped primitive campsites. A fee is charged. Reservations are suggested.

Pelican Lake 996-2940
P.O. Box 896, Belle Glade, 33430
A water control taxing district.

Permit Center 233-5120
100 Australian Ave., WPB
Boca, Delray, Glades 888-236-3809
The Planning, Zoning & Building Department’s Permit Center provides a wide range of services for land development activities. Agencies that are directly or indirectly associated with the Permit Center are listed below. See separate listings.
    Building Division
    Environmental Resources Management
    Land Development
    Landscaping PBC Fire Rescue
    PBC Health Department
    Zoning 

Permits
See: Ball Field, Building, Burning, Animals - Commercial Boarding, Grooming, and/or Selling, Pet Shop, Going Out of Business, Non-Profit Solicitations (door-to-door), Picnic, Right-Of-Way, Roadside Vendor, Septic Tank, Special Event, Stable, Vegetation Removal, Equestrian Trails, Excavation, Pesticide Applicators, Pollutant Storage Tanks, or Wellfield.

Personal Property Tax 355-2266 • GC 3rd Floor
Tax Collector. Tangible tax.

Personnel
    Board of County Commissioners Human Resources:  616-6888
    Clerk & Comptroller 355-4633
    Health Department 355-3025
    Property Appraiser 355-2850
    Public Defender 355-7500
    Sheriff 688-3540
    Supervisor of Elections 656-6200
    State Attorney 355-7008
    Tax Collector 355-2944

Pesticides, National Information Center 800-858-7378

Pesticide Applicator License 996-1655
Cooperative Extension Service.

Pesticide Applicator Training and Testing 996-1655
This is offered to agricultural, horticultural and certain commercial pesticide applicators by the Cooperative Extension Service.

Petroleum Storage Tanks 233-2400
Environmental Resources Management

Petroleum Storage Tanks Permits 233-2400
Environmental Resources Management

Pet Shops 233-1209
Pet shop owners are required to obtain a permit from the County Animal Care & Control Division.

Photocopy Department 355-2976 • CH-RM 4.25   888-760-9209
The Clerk & Comptroller’s Photocopy Department makes copies of official records.

Picnic Permits 966-6611
    Boca, Delray 888-808-3124
    Glades 996-4812
Rental picnic facilities are available in many County parks.

Pine Tree 655-0620
P.O. Box 2775, Palm Beach, 33480
A water control taxing district.

Planned Parenthood 848-6402
 2300 N. Fla. Mango Road, WPB 33409

Planning Division 233-5300
Planning, Zoning & Building.

Planning, Zoning & Building 233-5001
100 Australian Ave., WPB, 33406
The Planning Division of the Planning, Zoning & Building Department is responsible for providing and maintaining a long-range comprehensive planning program that is consistent with the County’s future growth needs and land-use policies.
The Zoning Division strives to ensure that proposed developments comply with zoning and land development regulations.
   The Building Division is responsible for reviewing all new construction, issuing building permits, conducting building inspections and maintaining division records.
Code Enforcement and Contractor Certification ensure that contractors operating in Palm Beach County are licensed and conduct business in accordance with County codes and regulations. The Code Enforcement Division also enforces County zoning and building codes and the County lot clearing law.

Planning, Zoning & Building Publications 233-5001

Poison Control  Miami 800-282-3171
National 800-222-1222
Will connect you to the nearest poison control center anywhere in the United States.

Police Athletic League 688-4087
Sheriff’s Office.

Pollen Count 355-3962
Health Department.

Polling Locations - see voting locations

Pollution Control
    Air 355-3136
    Ground Water 233-2400

Poll Worker Information 656-6200
240 S. Military Trail, WPB 33415
P.O. Box 22309, WPB 33416
Supervisor of Elections.

Pools/County 966-6631
Also see Swimming Pool/Waterpark Locations.

Population Statistics
   PBC Planning Division 233-5329
   Business Development Board 835-1008
   Metropolitan Planning Org. 684-4170

Port of Palm Beach 842 -4201
Box 9935, Riviera Beach, 33419

Post Office, U. S. 800-275-8777
3200 Summit Blvd., WPB, 33406

Potholes (Repair) 233-3950
Road and Bridge Division.

Prescribed Burns 233-2400
Environmental Resources Management

Pretrial Services 688-4620
Court Administration. Assists the Court with determining the eligibility of a defendant to be released from custody prior to trial date.

Price Gouging 712-6600
Boca, Delray, Glades 888-852-7362
Price gouging of retail items and services during declared states of emergency is prohibited by county ordinance. Consumer Affairs investigates possible violations.

Pride-Probation 683-6776

Printing 355-3293 (Copy Center)
See Graphics Division/BCC   691-3595

Prisons, State 850-488-7480
    Belle Glade 829-1400

Prisoner Information   688-4340

Probate 355-2900 • CH-RM 4.2000
Boca, Delray 888-760-9208
This office of the Clerk & Comptroller is responsible for the processing and filing of legal documents as they pertain to wills and guardianship of minor children and individuals declared mentally incompetent. The Mental Health Division files petitions pertaining to the Baker and Marchman Acts.

Probation & Parole 837-5175
State of Florida.

Problem Oriented Policing
Sheriff’s Office. See Crime Prevention Youth Services

Process Servers 355-2431
Court Administration. Consists of individuals certified to serve non-enforceable civil process issued by the Courts of Palm Beach County.

Professional Regulation, Dept. of 850-487-1395
Northwood Center, 1940 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee, 32399-0782.
To apply for a professional/occupational license application or to file a complaint.

Property & Evidence Clerk 688-4210 • Sheriff’s Office.

Property & Real Estate Mgmt. 233-0200
The Property & Real Estate Management Division is a part of Facilities Development & Operations and is responsible for acquisition, disposition of County lands, leasing of facilities and management of vacant County properties.

Property Appraiser 355-3230 • GC-1st  & 5th Floors
  Service Centers
  West Palm Beach Downtown   355-2866
  Delray Beach South County       276-1250
  Palm Beach Gardens North County  624-6521
  Royal Palm Beach Mid-Western Communities  784-1220
  Belle Glade West County             996-4890
The Property Appraiser's Office assesses the market value of all real estate and certain personal property for the annual tax roll. The County municipalities and other taxing authorities use the tax roll to determine their annual tax rates. The Property Appraiser's Office also administers the homestead and other exemptions.
  Other Services
        GC - 5th Floor
   Residential Appraisals  355-2883
   Commercial Appraisals  355-2357
   Condominium Appraisals  355-2690
   Personal Property Appraisals  355-2896
   Agriculture Appraisals  355-2781   
   Public Information Office  355-3512
         GC -1st Floor
   Exemption Services 355-2866 
   Mapping Counter  355-2881
   Public Records Research  355-2358

Property Description 355-2866 • GC 1st Floor
A legal description of a piece of property may be obtained from the Property Appraisers Office, Real Estate Section. The name of the property owner or the 17-digit property control number found on the property owner’s tax bill must be provided.

Property Records 355-2991 • CH-RM 4.25

Property Tax 355-2266 • GC 3rd Floor
Tax Collector.

Public Affairs/BCC 355-2754, 355-4314 or 888-808-3127  GC-RM 1102
301 N. Olive Ave., WPB, 33401
Provides information on services and programs of the Board of County Commissioners and departments operating under its jurisdiction. Community Relations & Marketing, Cable Television, Graphics, and Government & Education Television are divisions within the Public Affairs Department.

Public Assistance 841-2000
Department of Children and Families.

Public Defender 355-7500
421 3rd St., WPB, 33401
The Public Defender, elected to a four-year term, is a Constitutional Officer for the 15th Judicial Circuit. The Office provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal matters, when appointed by the courts.

Public Defender Division Offices:
  • Gun Club Road (Intake Division) 688-4610
    3228 Gun Club Road, WPB 33406
  • Belle Glade 996-4880
    2976 State Road #15, Belle Glade 33430
  • North County 624-6500
    3188 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens 33410
  • South County 274-1522
    200 W. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach 33444

Public Guardianship - Legal Aid 655-8944
Court Administration.

Public Health, Dental Administration 355-3082

Public Health, Nutrition 514-5350

Public Health Department 840-4500 • Boca, Delray 274-3100 Glades 996-1600

Public Safety Department 712-6470
20 S. Military Trail, WPB 33415
The Public Safety Department is responsible for planning and managing the operations of public safety programs designed to meet the needs of Palm Beach County citizens. The Department coordinates the activities of the Animal Care & Control Division, Consumer Affairs Division, Victim Services & Support Division, Emergency Management Division, Youth Affairs Division and Justice Services Division.

Public Service Commission 800-342-3552
State of Florida Division of Consumer Affairs. Regulates investor-owned telephone, water, gas and electric companies.

Public Transportation
    Palm Tran Administrative offices, 841-4200
    North County Info Line 841-4BUS
    South County Info Line 877-930-4BUS
    Palm Tran Connection 649-9838
          Boca, Delray, Glades 1-877-870-9849
    Tri-Rail 800-TRI-RAIL

Public Works 684-4000
See Engineering and Public Works

Publications, County
    Public Affairs Department:  355-2754 • GC-RM 1102

 Publications, PZ&B
   Planning, Zoning & Building: 233-5004
Sells publications regarding building and zoning codes.

Purchasing Department 616-6800
The County purchases supplies, equipment and services through a competitive bidding process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the County’s purchasing program may contact the Purchasing Department regarding vendor registation or download the Vendor registration form available on the web page at www.pbcgov.com/pur, A guide book "How to Do Business With Palm Beach County is available for interested vendors. Fo updates on bids, quotes and awards, vist the Web page, call the hotline number (561) 795-8080 for awards and bids, or check the bid updates on Channel 20.

 

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