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Property taxes are billed each May and are due by August 31st without penalty, after this date a late fee of 1.5% will be added each month on any unpaid balance. The Town offers an early payment 1% discount if paid by July 31st (the ambulance fee is not eligible for the discount.) The property owner is responsible for ensuring that taxes are paid timely each year. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve the taxpayer of the responsibility for timely payment or constitute cause for cancellation of penalties. The property tax rate is billed at $.2678 per 100 of assessed value.
Property tax bills are due by August 31.
Yes, you can pay your property tax bill if there is not a municipal lien on the property. click this link WIPP.
Water bills received prior to June 25, 2025 should be paid to the Town of Ocean View. Pay Bill online
On April 1, 2025, the Town Municipal Water System was sold to TUI, Tidewater Utilities, Inc.
Water bills received prior to June 25, 2025, should be paid to the Town of Ocean View. The Town accepts payments by cash, check, credit card or money order.
Payment Options:
Where to mail payment: Please include your water account number on your payment to ensure the correct account is credited.
Town of Ocean View
201 Central Avenue
Ocean View, DE 19970
For your convenience, a 24-hour drop box is in the parking lot behind the Wallace A. Melson Municipal Building located at 201 Central Avenue or payment can be made in the Administrative Offices located on the 2nd Floor. Please include your water account number on your payment to ensure the correct amount is credited.
Online Payment: Credit card or e-check payments can be processed through the Miscellaneous Online Payment Portal. Please include your Water Account number in the “Reason for Payment” field to ensure the correct account is credited.
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Tidewater Utilities, Inc., a subsidiary of Middlesex Water Company, had been providing and maintaining the Town’s, fully outsourced, Municipal Water System since its beginnings in 2008 and will continue to supply the same water and service that they have provided for the past 17 years as well as adding some payment features not available prior to the sale.
Going forward, if you have questions about your account, billing and /or payment options, please contact TUI at: 877-720-9272, Monday through Friday, between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.
Billing and Payment Options under the new Tidewater Utilities Inc. ownership:
Electronic bill via email, online payments and online automatic payments are offered through MyH20SmartPay located on the Middlesex Water Company’s website.
Where to mail payment:
Tidewater Utilities, Inc
PO Box 826538
Philadelphia, PA 19182-6538
Walk-in Payment Locations:
Dollar General – Millville
Walgreen’s – Clarksville
Royal Farms – Ocean View
CVS – Ocean View
