Everyday errands from downtown Delray Beach: who to call

The boring page that saves the most time: every office, number and rule a downtown Delray Beach resident runs into week to week, each from its authority, all checked October 24, 2026.

City Hall

• Delray Beach City Hall is at 100 NW 1st Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444; telephone (561) 243-7000; business hours Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. City of Delray Beach: Visit City Hall
• The City of Delray Beach's official website is delraybeachfl.gov. City of Delray Beach official website

Water, sewer and power

Utility Billing at the City handles residential water and sewer – the account opens with a completed application and a deposit billed on the first bill (priced by meter size; the City publishes no dollar figure). Electricity is FPL, whose tariff lists Delray Beach among its Palm Beach County communities; start service online with address, date and ID.

• The City of Delray Beach Water Utilities Department's Utility Billing Division handles payment for residential water and sewer service. Customer Service: (561) 243-7100. Payments can be made online, by phone at 833-309-4327, or in person at City Hall. City of Delray Beach: Water Utilities Department – Utility Billing Division
• To open a new City of Delray Beach water/sewer account, submit a completed Water and Sewer Service Application. The deposit is billed on your first bill and is based on meter size, along with a $15 activation fee. (Exact deposit dollar amounts are not stated on the page.) City of Delray Beach: New Utility Account
• Florida Power & Light's electric tariff, Section 7 "Communities Served" (Tenth Revised Sheet, effective January 1, 2026), lists Delray Beach among the Palm Beach County communities served by FPL – primary-source confirmation that FPL provides electric service in Delray Beach. FPL: Electric Tariff Section 7 – Communities Served
• FPL's Service Order page states it's easy to start service at your home or business: you need the service address and desired start date, and identification "such as a Social Security, Driver's License, Social Insurance or Tax ID number (optional)." FPL is "typically able to connect service on the same day it's requested, as long as your order is received by 12 p.m., Mon-Sat," and you can select a preferred future start date. As part of the Start Service process you create an FPL.com User ID, and "you will need a new account number even if you are a returning customer." FPL: Service Order

Trash, recycling and the drop-offs

Waste Management collects under City contract, Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. – the specific day for your street is on the City’s schedule map. Recycle bins come from the Solid Waste Authority; the county is dual-stream. Household hazardous waste – paint, chemicals, electronics – drops off free at the SWA’s centers: Eastern Delray Beach at 1901 SW 4th Ave, open weekdays plus Saturday morning, and the Southwest County center on S State Road 7.

• The City of Delray Beach Sanitation Division page states: "Garbage is collected Monday – Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. There is no trash, recycles or yard waste collection on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day." The page links a downloadable "garbage and recycling pick up schedule" and directs questions/complaints to (561) 243-7530. City of Delray Beach: Sanitation Division
• The City of Delray Beach sanitation page states: "Recycle bins are available through the Solid Waste Authority at (561) 697-2700 or www.swa.org/196/Recycling-Bin-Forms." SWA's bin forms page offers a residential Recycling Bin Order Form (curbside, collected manually), a multifamily/condominium form, and a Business Recycling Request Form; recycling "is not mandatory in Palm Beach County." City of Delray Beach: Sanitation Division
• The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County has operated "a dual-stream curbside recycling program in Palm Beach County since 1987 – one bin for fiber (paper/cardboard), another for containers." The yellow bin takes paper products (cardboard, mail/magazines, newspaper, dry food and pizza boxes without stains, office/school paper, paper bags); the blue bin takes containers (plastic bottles and containers, food/beverage cans, glass bottles and jars, drink boxes, beverage cartons). Keep out: plastic bags, foam products, shredded paper, utensils/straws, aluminum foil/pans, paper towels/plates/napkins, coat hangers, batteries, light bulbs. Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County: Recycle Right
• The SWA states "Palm Beach County residents can drop off household hazardous waste (HHW) for free" at any of its seven Home Chemical & Recycling Centers, and "There is no curbside collection for HHW. These items must be brought to an HCRC." Accepted items include batteries (lithium, button, rechargeable, automotive, marine), propane cylinders, used motor oil and filters, cooking oil, oil-based paints/solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, cleaners, aerosols, fluorescent bulbs, electronics, ammunition/flares, photo chemicals, and gasoline (quantity limits apply, e.g. gasoline 30 gallons at West Palm Beach/western Delray Beach locations or 10 gallons elsewhere; oil 25 gallons). Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County: Hazardous Waste
• The SWA's Home Chemical & Recycling Center – Eastern Delray Beach is at 1901 SW 4th Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33444, open Monday-Friday 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, Saturday 7:00 AM-3:00 PM, closed Sunday. It is self-service and co-located with the South County Transfer Station, and takes household hazardous waste including "batteries, chemicals, fuels, paints and certain electronics" at no cost to Palm Beach County residents. SWA: Home Chemical & Recycling Center – Eastern Delray Beach
• The SWA's hazardous waste page lists a Southwest County Home Chemical & Recycling Center at 13400 S State Road 7, Delray Beach (open Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. as stated in connection with gasoline container returns on that page). Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County: Hazardous Waste

Parking office and the app

The Park Delray Beach office is inside the Old School Square garage at 95 NE 1st Ave – the in-person channel for every permit on our resident parking guide page. ParkMobile runs on street, lots and garages citywide with a $0.35 fee; residents get the hourly discount in the app.

• The City parking contact (Park Delray Beach / Delray Beach Parking Office) is at 95 NE 1st Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444, located inside the Old School Square Parking Garage; phone (561) 265-2100; hours Mon-Fri 8 AM – 4 PM; email for citations CityofDelray.ar@oneparking.com and for general parking information CityofDelray.ops@oneparking.com. City of Delray Beach: Parking Information
• The ParkMobile app can be used on all on-street, beach parking lots and parking garages throughout the City, with a $0.35 fee applied to all ParkMobile transactions. Free ParkMobile accounts can be registered online, via the Apple/Android app, or by calling (877) 727-5714; parking kiosks at City facilities accept cash and credit cards. City of Delray Beach: Pay For Parking
• Delray Beach residents are eligible for a 50 cent per hour discount on metered on-street parking when using the ParkMobile App; residents must go to the Parking Office in person with vehicle registration and ID, there is no additional fee, and the car must be registered within the Delray Beach city limits. City of Delray Beach: Parking Information

What is not published

Exact deposit amounts, per-street pickup days and bulk-waste item limits are not on the City’s current pages; the offices above answer them. Complaints about collection go to Waste Management directly.

• The City of Delray Beach sanitation page directs complaints to Waste Management at swsdelraybeachcomplaints@wm.com or (561) 202-2463 (also listed for container delivery/replacement), and states: "If you live outside the City of Delray Beach limits, visit the Solid Waste Authority website." The page's guidelines sections include Cardboard and Paper Recycling, Household Hazardous Waste, and Special Collection Charges. City of Delray Beach: Sanitation Division
• Exact City of Delray Beach water/sewer deposit dollar amounts. The city page says the deposit is 'based on meter size' and billed on the first bill, but lists no dollar figures. City of Delray Beach: New Utility Account
• The exact garbage/recycling collection day(s) for a specific downtown Delray Beach street. The city page states only the Mon-Fri 6 a.m.-6 p.m. window and links a downloadable schedule/schedule map. City of Delray Beach: Sanitation Division
• Delray Beach bulk-waste numeric rules (item limits, scheduling). The city sanitation page confirms bulk waste exists as part of the program (search-indexed page text mentions large items that can't be containerized or bagged placed curbside on the scheduled bulk collection day), but the on-page detail links to a downloadable schedule and subpages; no verified item limit or per-street day could be read from a primary page in this run. City of Delray Beach: Sanitation Division

Dates, rules and hours can change. The organisers have the final word: City of Delray Beach (official site)

Dates, rules and hours can change. The organisers have the final word: City of Delray Beach (official site)