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No water, or pressure keeps droppingStart the five checks Pump won't stop, or clicks on and offUsually the pressure tank Water smells, stains or tastes wrongSulfur, iron or hardness Is my water safe to drink?The two tests that answer it

Well water help across Marion County, by area

The state holds 88,888 well records for Marion County, and they say something a national guide cannot: how deep the wells are where you live. Depth decides what a pump repair involves, so it is the first local number worth knowing.

Well records and depth, by area

The county median is 105 feet, but it hides a wide range. One Ocala ZIP code has a median of 40 feet; two ZIP codes out toward Ocklawaha and Eastlake Weir have medians of 200. A deeper well means more drop pipe and cable to pull and a pump working harder, which is why the same repair costs more in one part of the county than another.

Well records and median well depth by area, Marion County. Source: Florida Well Data, Marion County well records
AreaZIP codesWell recordsMedian depth by ZIP
Ocala1337,17540 to 130 ft
Dunnellon313,465100 to 150 ft
Summerfield26,66493 to 110 ft
Belleview23,34890 to 110 ft
Ocklawaha23,085145 to 200 ft
Candler12,668140 ft
Silver Springs22,10774 to 112 ft
Fairfield11,802135 ft
Fort McCoy11,545140 ft
Weirsdale11,507140 ft
Orange Springs11,376155 ft
Citra11,36885 ft

Figures are counts of state well records by ZIP code, and the median depth of the wells in each. Florida Well Data, Marion County well records

Local guides

Depth by ZIP code, who handles permits, and what to check first, for the four areas with the most wells.

A bay horse leaning over a wooden paddock fence on a green horse farm Area Well pumps and well water in Ocala, FL 37,175 well records across 13 Ocala ZIP codes, median depth 40 to 130 feet. What that means for a pump repair, who handles permits, and what to check first. A Florida spring run, turquoise water over pale limestone between cypress trees Area Well pumps and well water in Dunnellon, FL Dunnellon has some of Marion County's deepest wells, a 150 foot median in 34431. What that means for a pump repair, who handles permits, and what to check first. A gray two-story house with a stone chimney, porch and palm trees Area Well pumps and well water in Summerfield, FL 6,664 well records across Summerfield's two ZIP codes, median depths of 93 and 110 feet. What that means for a repair, who handles permits, and what to check first. A yellow wooden house with a red door and a porch under live oak trees Area Well pumps and well water in Belleview, FL 3,348 well records across Belleview's two ZIP codes, median depths of 90 and 110 feet. What that means for a repair, who handles permits, and what to check first.

Every Marion County ZIP code

A ZIP code is a mail route, not a town boundary, so a Summerfield or Ocala address can sit well outside the town it is named for. Your own well's depth is on its completion report, which the county health department holds, and it is worth asking for before the day the pump stops.

Every Marion County ZIP code with well records, and its median well depth. Source: Florida Well Data, Marion County well records
ZIP codeAreaWell recordsMedian depth
32617Anthony716108 ft
34420Belleview2,704110 ft
34421Belleview64490 ft
32111Candler2,668140 ft
32113Citra1,36885 ft
34432Dunnellon5,898120 ft
34431Dunnellon3,786150 ft
34430Dunnellon3,781100 ft
32133Eastlake Weir894200 ft
32633Evinston38566 ft
32634Fairfield1,802135 ft
32134Fort McCoy1,545140 ft
32654Island Grove278100 ft
32663Lowell972110 ft
32664McIntosh482180 ft
32667Micanopy421124 ft
34472Ocala5,956105 ft
34473Ocala5,763100 ft
34480Ocala4,680100 ft
34482Ocala3,783110 ft
34474Ocala3,069100 ft
34481Ocala2,931100 ft
34476Ocala2,496100 ft
34477Ocala2,32140 ft
34470Ocala1,70493 ft
34471Ocala1,667130 ft
34475Ocala1,31895 ft
34479Ocala92590 ft
34478Ocala56295 ft
32179Ocklawaha2,437145 ft
32183Ocklawaha648200 ft
32681Orange Lake415120 ft
32182Orange Springs1,376155 ft
32686Reddick568135 ft
34488Silver Springs1,611112 ft
34489Silver Springs49674 ft
32192Sparr1,01290 ft
34492Summerfield3,333110 ft
34491Summerfield3,33193 ft
32195Weirsdale1,507140 ft

Florida Well Data, Marion County well records · Florida Department of Health in Marion County, Drinking water

Before you hire anyone

Calling a well contractor? Check three things first.

  1. 1The license. Every Florida water well contractor is licensed. Ask for the number and look it up at the state's contractor verification clearinghouse.
  2. 2The diagnosis before the price. A pressure switch reading, the tank's air charge and the cable readings, before anybody quotes a new pump. The six questions to ask.
  3. 3The permit, if a rig is coming. A new well needs one before drilling starts, and it is the contractor's job to have it. Who issues it.

Public offices, free to call

Florida Department of Health in Marion CountyWell permits, well records, and which water district your parcel is in352-622-7744
Marion County Building SafetyPlumbing permits in unincorporated Marion County352-438-2400

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