Marion County Connections

To set up your utilities, phone, cable, Internet, newspaper and more, you can either use the UtilitiesConnect.com tools (note: not all local options are included) or view the directory beolw of utility options, goverment contacts and area resources.


Emergency Numbers
  • ALL Emergencies (Police, Fire and Rescue) - 911
  • Ocala Police Department - (352) 369-7700
  • Marion County Sheriff's Office - (352) 7070
  • Florida Highway Patrol - (352) 732-1260
Telephone Companies
  • Embarq Residential and Small Business - (800) 901-9675
  • AT&T (Dunnellon) - (352) 780-2355
  • Alltell (North Marion County) - (800) 347-1991
Utilities
  • Ocala Electric Utility - (352) 629-8411
  • Clay Electric - (352) 685-2111
  • Progress Energy - (800) 700-8744
  • Sumter Electric / SECO - (352) 237-4107
  • Windstream Utilities - (352) 620-8290
Natural Gas
  • TECO/Peoples Gas - (352) 622-0111
Cable & Satellite TV Providers
  • Cox Communications (Ocala/Central Marion County) - (888) 269-9693
  • Comcast Communications (Silver Springs Shores) - (352) 687-2758
  • Cablevision of Marion County - (352) 854-0408
  • Embarq - DISH Network Satellite - (866) 304-6820
  • Bright House Networks (Belleview) - (352) 245-2408
Employment
  • One Stop Workforce Connection - (352) 732-1700
Library Services
  • Marion County Public Library/Ocala - (352) 671-8551
  • Belleview Library - (352) 245-5552
  • Dunnellon Library - (352) 489-4196
  • Forest Branch - (352) 625-6511
  • Ft. McCoy Branch - (352) 236-2937
  • Freedom Library - (352) 291-6040
  • Marion Oaks Branch - (352) 347-2179
  • Herman Oberman Public Library - (352) 489-4716
  • Reddick Branch - (352) 591-2698
Newspapers
  • Ocala Star-Banner - (352) 867-4010
    • Additional publications: Bellview Press, The Leader, The Reporter, Summerfield Press, Voz Latina
  • Riverland News - (352) 489-2731
  • The Senior Voice - (352) 804-1223
  • South Marion Citizen - (352) 854-3986
  • The Villages Daily Sun (352) 752-1119
  • Voice of South Marion - (352) 245-3161
City Magazines
Post Office
  • Ocala Post Office 867-1603
Recreation and Parks
  • Marion County Parks and Recreation 236-7111
  • Ocala Recreation and Parks 629-8358
  • Greenways & Trails 236-7143
  • Ocala National Forest 236-0288
  • Rainbow Springs State Park 489-8503
  • Silver River State Park 236-1827
Recycling
  • Marion County Solid Waste Disposal 245-4584
  • Ocala Public Works 351-673
Social Security Administration
  • Social Security (800) 772-1213
Voting
  • Supervisor of Elections 620-3290
Zoning Information
  • Marion County Zoning Dept 620-7408
  • Marion County Building Dept 620-7422
  • Ocala Building & Inspection 629-8421
  • Ocala Zoning 629-8404
Tax Information
  • Internal Revenue Service Tax Forms (800) 829-3676
  • Federal Tax Information (800) 829-1040
  • Florida Sales, Corporation, Motor Vehicle Intangible & Documentary Taxes (850) 488-6800 - (800) 352-3671
  • Marion County Property Tax & Homestead Exemption 368-8300
Business Regulation
  • Florida Business Incorporation (850) 488-9000
  • Florida Dept of Business & Professional Regulation (850) 487-2252
  • Florida Fictitious Name Registration (850) 487-6058
Division of Unemployment
  • Compensation (850) 921-3893
  • Division of Worker's Compensation (850) 488-2713
  • Dept. of Environmental Protection (850) 488-4805
Business Resources
  • Copyright Information (202) 707-3000
  • Economic Development Corp. 629-2757
  • Florida Div of Hotels & Restaurants (850) 488-1113
  • Florida Bar Assoc. Lawyer Referral (800) 342-8011
  • Foreign Trade Zone #217 629-8248
  • Greater Ocala Community Development 351-4075
  • Minority Business Division - Jacksonville (904) 443-1900
  • OSHA (904) 232-2895
  • SCORE (Service Core of Retired Executives) 629-5959
  • Small Business Administation - Jacksonville (904) 443-1900
  • Small Business Development Center 622-8763
  • Trademark & Patent Information (800) 786-9199
  • U. S. Customs - Ocala 861-1911
  • Withlacoochee Regional Planning Council 732-1315
  • Withlacoochee Workforce Development Authority 732-1706
Transportation Services
  • AMTRAK passenger service 629-9863
  • Greyhound Bus 732-2677
  • SunTran (local bus service) 401-6999
  • Ocala Municipal Airport 629-8377
  • Dunnellon Airport 489-2804
  • Gainesville Regional Airport 373-0249


CLM Workforce Connection http://www.clmworkforce.com/
Central Florida Community Collegehttp://www.cfcc.edu/
Marion County Public Schoolshttp://www.marion.k12.fl.us/
City of Ocalahttp://www.ocalafl.org/

Marion County Board of County Commissioners

http://www.marioncountyfl.org/
Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce

http://www.ocalacc.com

Visitor & Convention Bureauhttp://www.ocalamarion.com/

Florida Information

State of Florida Departments http:/www.myflorida.com/
University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research

http://www.bebr.ufl.edu

Demographic Information http://www.census.gov

Economic Development Organizations

Enterprise Floridahttp://www.eflorida.com/
Florida Economic Development Councilhttp://www.fedc.net/
Florida Small Business Development Network http://www.floridasbdc.com
International Economic Development Council http://www.iedconline.com
Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov
Southern Economic Development Councilhttp://www.sedc.org/

Workforce Information

Workforce Floridahttp://www.workforceflorida.com/
Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation http://www.floridajobs.org
Florida Research and Economic Databasehttp://fred.labormarketinfo.com/
Marion Technical Institutehttp://www.marion.k12.fl.us/schools/mti/
Marion Regional Manufacturers Associationhttp://www.mrma.net/