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Who provides your water, sewer, power, gas and garbage pickup depends on where you live. Search an address to see each provider, your trash and yard waste day, holiday changes and what your city charges.
Fees & bills →Providers and schedules as published by each city and the county, Oct 27, 2026
Start with the house number. Pickup routes come straight from each city's route map. BayCounty.me doesn't keep the addresses people look up.
Areas8Seven cities and the unincorporated county
Providers19Cities, utilities and haulers, each with a profile
Pickup maps4Cities whose route maps give your day by address
Typical water bill$87–$183Water and sewer at 5,000 gallons a month
Every city at a glance
Water, garbage and yard wasteWhere a city doesn't collect garbage, homes hire a licensed private hauler; the county keeps the list of haulers. Curbside recycling stopped across the county after Hurricane Michael.
Power and gas outages
CountywideElectricityFlorida Power & Light (FPL)
Investor-owned utility, regulated by the Florida Public Service Commission
Electric service in Bay County comes from FPL or Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative, depending on the street. Your bill names your provider. For a water main break, call your city's water number in the table above.
Holiday pickup changes
Panama City · source
| Holiday | When | Garbage | Yard waste |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1 | No pickup | No pickup |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 3rd Monday in January | Normal | No pickup |
| Presidents' Day | 3rd Monday in February | Normal | No pickup |
| Good Friday | Friday before Easter | Normal | No pickup |
| Memorial Day | Last Monday in May | Normal | No pickup |
| Juneteenth | June 19 | No pickup | No pickup |
| Independence Day | July 4 | No pickup | No pickup |
| Labor Day | 1st Monday in September | Normal | No pickup |
| Veterans Day | November 11 | Normal | No pickup |
| Thanksgiving Day | 4th Thursday in November | No pickup | No pickup |
| Day after Thanksgiving | Friday after Thanksgiving | Normal | No pickup |
| Christmas Eve | December 24 | Normal | No pickup |
| Christmas Day | December 25 | No pickup | No pickup |
| Missed holiday pickups | Any holiday above | Picked up on your next scheduled day, unless the city says otherwise | Picked up on your next scheduled day |
Lynn Haven · source
| Holiday | When | Garbage | Yard waste |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving Day | 4th Thursday in November | Moved to the Saturday after | No pickup |
| Christmas Day | December 25 | No pickup; in 2025 Thursday's route moved to Saturday, December 27 | No pickup |
| New Year's Day | January 1 | No pickup; in 2026 Thursday's route moved to Saturday, January 3 | No pickup |
| Other city holidays | Any city-observed holiday | Call Sanitation, 850-265-5989 | No pickup |
Springfield · source
| Holiday | When | Garbage | Yard waste |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day | When the holiday falls on a weekday | Picked up the next day, and the rest of the week moves one day later (for example Friday moves to Saturday) | Same as garbage |
Mexico Beach · source
| Holiday | When | Garbage | Yard waste |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday weeks | Some holiday weeks | Pickup days change; see the city's holiday schedule | See the city's holiday schedule |
Panama City Beach, Callaway, Parker, Unincorporated Bay County: no published holiday schedule. Private haulers set their own holiday days.
What a typical water and sewer bill costs
5,000 gallons a month, inside city limits| Where | Utility, and how it adds up | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Panama City Beach | City of Panama City Beach Utilities5,000 gal is within the 6,000-gal minimum: water 37.54 + sewer 49.88 = 87.42 (rate sheet also shows combined 0-6,000 gal water+sewer = 87.42) Sheet says billing is bi-monthly on even months while headings say 'monthly ... per unit'; figure is per month as labeled. | $87.42 |
| Callaway | City of Callaway Utility Billing (water/sewer purchased wholesale from Bay County)Water 11.37 + 5 x 5.32 = 37.97; franchise fee 10% = 3.80; Sewer 30.69 + 5 x 6.13 = 61.34; Stormwater 1.00; Solid waste 13.00; Total = 117.11 The city's rates page mislabels its headings (outside-city base rates appear under 'per 1,000 gallons'); figures were matched by the stated 25% outside surcharge (11.37 x 1.25 = 14.21; 30.69 x 1.25 = 38.36; 5.32 x 1.25 = 6.65; 6.13 x 1.25 = 7.66). FY2027 budget assumes consumption rates rise $0.05 (water) and $0.15 (sewer) to cover county increases, which may not yet be on the page. | $117.11 |
| Unincorporated Bay County | Bay County Utility Services (retail)Water: 21.10 + 3 x 2.60 + 2 x 2.90 = 34.70; Sewer: 37.00 + 5 x 9.80 = 86.00; Total = 120.70 (3/4-inch meter, 2026 column; assumes wastewater volume charge on all metered water) | $120.70 |
| Lynn Haven | City of Lynn Haven Utilities16.85 + 16.95 + 24.86 = 58.66 base; + 5 x (4.05 + 10.17) = 71.10; total = 129.76 (matches budget's own table: 5,000 gal - $129.76). Water+sewer only = 104.90 | $129.76 |
| Mexico Beach | City of Mexico Beach (water/wastewater supplied by Bay County; city bills)Water 40.83 + 1 x 3.68 = 44.51; utility tax 7% = 3.12; Sewer 55.07 + 1 x 5.20 = 60.27; Sanitation 40.00; Total = 147.90 (city's stated minimum bill is $138.76) | $147.90 |
| Springfield | City of Springfield Public Works / Utility BillingBase 8.95 + 30.43 + 37.67 + 3.00 = 80.05 (city's stated total base); + 5 x (5.13 + 14.90) = 100.15; total = 180.20 | $180.20 |
| Panama City | City of Panama City Utilities (water, wastewater, garbage)14.09 + 32.29 + 45.91 + 5 x 6.28 + 5 x 11.90 = 92.29 + 31.40 + 59.50 = 183.19 The city's FAQ says the average residential bill becomes 'approximately $92.29', which equals the three base charges alone - so usage may include an allowance not described in the notice. Treat the 5,000-gallon figure as provisional until the rate ordinance is checked. | $183.19 |
Each city's council or commission sets its rates by ordinance or resolution; the county commission sets the county's. Every charge (base fees, tiers, garbage, stormwater, franchise fees and utility taxes) is in the utility-rates dataset, and the Fees & bills page compares them.
Where this comes from
- Providers and rules are copied by hand from each city's and the county's own utility and sanitation pages, rate ordinances and the Florida Public Service Commission's filings. Each row links its source.
- Your city comes from the county's city limits map. Your pickup day comes live from the city's route map where it publishes one (Panama City, Lynn Haven, Callaway and Parker). Other cities list their days by side of town, or leave it to your hauler.
- Electric co-op territory comes from a national map of electric service areas. FPL and co-op lines can run through the same neighborhood, so your bill is the sure answer.
- Internet: providers change by street; the FCC broadband map lists every one at an address.
- Data: utility-providers (CSV) · trash-pickup (CSV) · trash-holidays (CSV) · utility-rates (CSV) · one address: /api/v1/utilities.