Jacksonville, FL at a glance
- County
- Duval County
- Population
- 949,611 (2020 U.S. Census)
- ZIP codes served
- 32202, 32204, 32205, 32206, 32207, 32208, 32209, 32210, 32211, 32216, 32217, 32218, 32219, 32220, 32221, 32222, 32223, 32224, 32225, 32226, 32244, 32246, 32250, 32256, 32257, 32258, 32277
- County health department
- Florida Department of Health in Duval County
- Event permit authority
- City of Jacksonville Special Events Office
- Neighborhoods
- Riverside and Avondale, San Marco, Springfield, Mandarin, Southside, Arlington, Northside, Jacksonville Beach
- Landmarks and venues
- EverBank Stadium, VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Friendship Fountain, JAXPORT, Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
- Anchor events
- Florida–Georgia football weekend at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville Jazz Festival downtown, Jacksonville Jaguars home games
- Distance from Orlando dispatch
- 140 mi north of Orlando, about 2 hours 20 minutes away
875 square miles, and why your Duval quote is really a mileage quote
Jacksonville is the largest city by land area in the contiguous United States, and a standard unit rented in Mandarin and the same unit rented on the Northside can carry meaningfully different prices from the same operator. That is not inconsistency: it is route density. A yard on the Westside runs an efficient route through the urban core and a far less efficient one out to the county edges.
The way to buy well in Duval County is to ask which yard will service your address and roughly how far it is. An operator with a yard near your site will almost always beat one dispatching across the city, and that single question does more for a Jacksonville price than negotiating the rental rate itself.
Why standard porta potty rentals work differently in Jacksonville
Jacksonville is the largest city by land area in the contiguous United States at roughly 875 square miles, and that changes the economics of a rental more than any content difference in the units themselves.
A service yard on the Westside and a job site in Mandarin can be forty minutes apart inside the same city, so mileage and route density affect a Jacksonville quote in a way they simply do not in a compact market. Logistics construction around JAXPORT and the I-295 corridor is the steadiest source of long-term job-site demand.
Events we route in Jacksonville cluster around EverBank Stadium, VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena and Friendship Fountain, with residential and neighbourhood events across Riverside and Avondale, San Marco, Springfield and Mandarin. The city spans 27 ZIP codes from 32202 to 32277 and a 2020 Census population of 949,611. It is 140 mi north of Orlando, about 2 hours 20 minutes away, and served by Duval County operators rather than by Central Florida dispatch.
Porta Potty Rental prices in Jacksonville, 2026 ranges
Jacksonville sits at the Florida market midpoint for standard porta potty rentals. Jacksonville's land area is the pricing variable. Route density is good near the core and poor at the edges, so mileage affects a Duval County quote more than in any other Florida metro. Across the 6 line items below, the standard porta potty spread runs from $10 to $500, and service frequency above the florida weekly minimum is what usually decides where inside it you land.
| Line item | 2026 range | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Standard unit: single weekend event, delivered and collected | $150–$300 | per weekend |
| Standard unit, short-term daily rate | $170–$230 | per day |
| Standard unit: monthly with weekly service | $175–$500 | per month |
| Deluxe flushing unit with hand basin, weekend | $200–$400 | per weekend |
| Extra service visit beyond the scheduled route | $40–$90 | per visit |
| Long-term contract discount (3 months or more) | 10–20% | % reduction |
Jacksonville adjustment: Jacksonville's land area is the pricing variable. Route density is good near the core and poor at the edges, so mileage affects a Duval County quote more than in any other Florida metro.
Ranges are compiled from published 2026 market data for Florida and are provided for planning. They are not a quote. Delivered price depends on unit type, service frequency, rental length, distance from the servicing yard, and site access.
Compiled from: homeyou: Florida city porta potty rental cost reports, 2026; Porta Potty Calculator: Rental Cost Guide, 2026; Stahla Services: Restroom Trailer & Porta Potty Rental Cost, 2026; BigRentz: How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Porta-Potty, 2026. Last reviewed 2026-08-21, next review 2026-11-19.
What moves a Jacksonville number most
- Rental length: weekly and monthly rates cost far less per day than a single weekend
- Service frequency above the Florida weekly minimum
- Distance from the servicing company's permitted storage yard
Those are the three that matter most here. The Porta Potty Rental service page lists all five.
Full standard porta potty cost guide with line-item breakdown
Permits in Duval County: who actually needs one
Who actually needs the permit
In Florida the renter does not need a permit for the portable restroom itself. The service company must obtain an annual permit on Form DH 4013 from the county health department in the county where it maintains an office or storage yard, and must display permit information prominently and permanently on its service vehicles.
A city or county may impose event or right-of-way requirements that are stricter than the state rule, and those apply to the event organiser rather than to the restroom.
Source: Florida Administrative Code 64E-6.0101: Portable Restrooms and Portable or Stationary Holding Tanks. Verified 2026-08-21.
The issuing office for this area is the Florida Department of Health in Duval County. Before you book standard porta potty units in Jacksonville, ask the operator which county health department issued their Form DH 4013, then look for the permit information on the service vehicle when it arrives, because Florida requires it to be displayed prominently and permanently.
One thing specific to standard porta potty units: the rule an inspector is most likely to check here is minimum servicing frequency at construction and remote sites. Florida requires portable restrooms at construction and remote sites to be serviced at least weekly to prevent insanitary conditions. Getting that agreed in the contract, rather than assumed, is what turns a compliant order into a compliant site.
Jacksonville and Duval County are a consolidated government, so a single city process covers most of the county rather than splitting between city and county authorities the way Tampa or Kissimmee do. The beach municipalities, Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach, remain separate and run their own event permitting.
How many units will you need in Jacksonville?
2 rules govern porta potty rental, and in Duval County two separate authorities can be involved: the Florida Department of Health in Duval County administers the Florida requirement, and on construction work OSHA enforces its own federal standard on top. The first is reproduced in full below with its table, the rest are summarised, with the complete tables on the linked guide.
What Florida rule governs portable restrooms
Portable restrooms in Florida are governed by Florida Administrative Code 64E-6.0101, which defines a portable restroom as a transportable, self-contained static or flush-type toilet constructed to promote a sanitary environment at remote locations, building sites or special events.
Source: Florida Administrative Code 64E-6.0101: Portable Restrooms and Portable or Stationary Holding Tanks. Verified 2026-08-21.
Minimum servicing frequency at construction and remote sites
Florida requires portable restrooms at construction and remote sites to be serviced at least weekly to prevent insanitary conditions.
Source: Florida Administrative Code 64E-6.0101: Portable Restrooms and Portable or Stationary Holding Tanks. Verified 2026-08-21.
Run your Jacksonville numbers through the Florida unit calculator or read Florida Portable Restroom Law: The Complete 2026 Guide to Rule 64E-6.0101.
Getting a Jacksonville placement right
| Footprint | Approximately 44 in x 48 in floor area, 90 in tall |
|---|---|
| Tank | 60–70 gallon sealed waste tank |
The specification that decides most Jacksonville placements is straightforward: approximately 44 in x 48 in floor area, 90 in tall. That footprint has to fit somewhere a service truck can reach with a vacuum hose, and in Jacksonville that is more often the limiting factor than the number of units themselves.
The cost driver that moves a Duval County quote most is distance from the servicing company's permitted storage yard. Ask any operator to price that variable explicitly rather than accepting a single all-in figure, because it is the line that changes when your job changes.
A worked example for Jacksonville: an organiser placing units near VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena has to solve access before quantity. Confirm the service window with whoever controls the site, then size the order to the Florida table below, then check the accessible-unit count against the ADA cluster rule. In that order.
The vocabulary worth using when you call a Duval County operator about this specific rental: sealed waste tank, weekly service, vacuum truck, deodorizer charge, vent stack. Those are the terms that get you a comparable quote rather than a headline rate, because each one names a variable the operator has to price rather than assume. What is included in a porta potty rental is the question most callers ask first; how much does a porta potty cost per weekend is the one that changes the invoice.
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Before you compare Jacksonville quotes
We publish no reviews and no ratings, so here is the check that matters most in Duval County: ask each operator where the servicing yard is. An operator quoting Jacksonville from outside the county is quoting mileage as well as equipment, and that is usually the whole difference between two numbers that look inexplicably far apart.
Then ask which county health department issued their Form DH 4013 permit. The Florida Department of Health in Duval County is the issuing office for work in Duval County, and the permit information has to be displayed on the truck, so it is checkable on delivery day.
Get the service frequency in writing. For porta potty rental specifically, also confirm season: florida event season and hurricane recovery both tighten supply, because it is the line most often left out of a first quote. The rest of the checklist is on the about page, and the porta potty rental page sets out what happens after you call.
Porta Potty Rental in Jacksonville, questions we are asked
How much does porta potty rental cost in Jacksonville?
$150–$300 per weekend is the 2026 planning range for standard porta potty rentals in Jacksonville, and $170–$230 per day for standard unit, short-term daily rate. The variable that moves it most is rental length. These are compiled planning ranges rather than quotes.
How many standard porta potty units do I need in Jacksonville?
Florida Administrative Code 64E-6.0101 Table PR II requires 1 portable restroom for 1–10 people, 2 for 11–20, and 3 for 21–30, plus one additional unit for every 10 additional people or fraction thereof. For standard porta potty placements on a Jacksonville site in Duval County, size to that table first and then check the result against OSHA Table D-1; the stricter of the two governs.
Who issues the permit for standard porta potty rentals in Duval County?
The Florida Department of Health in Duval County issues the annual Form DH 4013 service permit that any company servicing standard porta potty units in Jacksonville must hold. You as the renter do not need a permit for the unit itself, and that is true whether you are renting one standard porta potty or twenty. Separately, City of Jacksonville Special Events Office handles the event and right-of-way permitting that may apply to your activity.
How often are standard porta potty units serviced on a Jacksonville job site?
Florida requires portable restrooms at construction and remote sites to be serviced at least weekly to prevent insanitary conditions. Weekly is the legal floor, and for standard porta potty placements on a busy Duval County site with a crew at the top of its Table PR II band it is often not enough. The relevant specification is approximately 44 in x 48 in floor area, 90 in tall.
How quickly can standard porta potty units reach Jacksonville?
Jacksonville is 140 mi north of Orlando, about 2 hours 20 minutes away, and standard porta potty rentals there are served by operators yarded in and around Duval County rather than dispatched from Orlando. Lead time depends on that local route density and on whether Florida–Georgia football weekend at EverBank Stadium is in its build window. Call (407) 537-0536 for a current answer.
What is included in a standard porta potty rental in Jacksonville?
A standard porta potty rental in Duval County covers delivery, placement, the scheduled service visits required by Florida rule, and collection. The $150–$300 range quoted for Jacksonville assumes that scope. Extra service visits, relocation on site, and access equipment such as matting for a placement in Riverside and Avondale are priced separately, as is anything driven by rental length.
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