Payment research · dataset 2026.08
Payment options for City of Clearwater Public Utilities - Clearwater Water System
This page identifies provider-specific public payment information without accepting payments or asking for account credentials.
Provider-published destination
Official online route identified
Confirm the utility name, service address, balance, processing date, funding method, and final fee on the external page before submitting. US Water Bill Pay cannot see or post the transaction.
Continue to provider-published portal ↗Provider-specific findings
Payment research for this provider
The compiled notes distinguish confirmed channels from details the public material did not expose. Fields containing only an unavailable-information marker are grouped in the research record below.
- Payment platform
- InvoiceCloud
- Phone payment number
- 844-547-2019, automated payment available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Pay-by-text
- Clearwater offers Pay by Text through the online payment portal. Customers need the utility account number, make or access an online payment, and opt in to the portal's text-payment/notification enrollment. The reviewed city page does not publish a keyword or short code; the portal supplies the current consent and payment prompts.
- Mail-in payment address
- City of Clearwater Utility Customer Service, P.O. Box 30020, Tampa, FL 33630-3020
- In-person payment
- Cashier and payment services are at the Municipal Services Building, 100 South Myrtle Avenue, Clearwater, Florida. Regular hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; lobby customer-service assistance is 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays. A drive-up option is available. Walk-in cash, check, or money order has no convenience fee; credit/debit walk-in payments carry the $3.07 fee. Amscot, mail, drop-box, and other authorized options are also listed by the city.
- Digital payment methods
- InvoiceCloud accepts electronic check, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Venmo, and PayPal. Clearwater also offers direct debit from checking and automated phone payment; electronic and credit/debit payments carry the published $3.07 service fee.
- Online convenience fees
- $3.07 per online, phone, or credit/debit payment. The city says electronic check and card/wallet payments through the payment service are subject to this fee; direct debit, mail, and in-person cash/check/money order avoid it.
Directory comparison
Payment-information visibility
| Measure | This provider | Florida | National index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usable payment URL identified | Yes | 74% | 73% |
| Fee or no-fee amount disclosed | Yes | 18% | 15% |
| Payment fields documented | 8 of 8 | — | — |
This comparison measures directory documentation, not payment quality, cost, or provider performance.
Research record
Broad public detail found
8 of 8 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
100%
Primary verification routes
- City of Clearwater Public Utilities - Clearwater Water System public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- Provider-published payment destination ↗
External account or guest-payment route; verify the provider name before entering information.
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System ↗
Federal background on public water-system records and their limitations.