Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Fence installation in Jacksonville Beach
New fence, a replacement for a tired one, or a pool barrier? Request a quote anywhere in Jacksonville Beach. A local fence company calls you back, measures the line and writes the price down before any work starts.
- Homes
- 13,008
- Median year built
- 1983
- Single-family detached
- 48%
- Owner occupied
- 69%
About Jacksonville Beach
Jacksonville Beach is its own city, with its own permit office, on the barrier island east of the Intracoastal Waterway. The Census counts 23,654 residents and 13,008 homes, and only 48% of those homes are single-family detached houses, since condos and townhomes crowd the blocks near the ocean. The city's fence guide is stricter than most: a permit to install or replace a fence, a survey with the application, and a back yard fence that has to stay partly open above 6 feet. On an oceanfront lot in the RS-1 district the back yard limit drops to 3 and a half feet, which is shorter than most pool barriers.
Numbers: US Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Jacksonville Beach city.
Fences and homes in Jacksonville Beach
The housing here is older: the median home was built in 1983 and only 27% of homes went up after 2000 (Census ACS). Older lots can have fences on old lines, shared fences with neighbors and big trees whose roots sit right where a post needs to go.
Permits: the City of Jacksonville Beach, which runs its own fence permits. Height limits and permit rules differ between Jacksonville, the Beaches cities and the counties, so check with the office that covers your address. How the rules compare.
Fence work in Jacksonville Beach
How it works
- Tell us about the fence. Rough length, height, material if you know it, and your ZIP. A photo of the yard helps.
- A local fence company calls you back. They set a time to walk the line and measure. Ask whether the estimate is free.
- You get the price in writing before any post goes in. Compare it with another quote if you like. You decide.
Questions
Do you cover all of Jacksonville Beach?
Yes, including ZIP 32250 and the streets around it. The fence company who calls you back will confirm your address is in their service area.
Who issues the fence permit here?
Permits here go through the City of Jacksonville Beach, which runs its own fence permits. Ask the fence company whether they pull the permit as part of the job, and get that in the written quote.
Is the estimate free?
Many fence companies measure and quote at no charge, but practices differ. Ask when you book, and ask for the quote in writing with the length and height listed, plus post spacing and gates.
Nearby: Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Orange Park, Fleming Island, Oakleaf Plantation, Fruit Cove, Nocatee, Yulee, St. Augustine and Jacksonville.