Again, bills are due by September 30th of each year. Payments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on September 30th to avoid a 20% penalty being added to the account. The bill contains instructions about how and where to pay. Click here to see sample bill.
The City has three convenient, simple, and secure methods to make a payment:
- You can make a payment electronically by having the funds electronically withdrawn from your bank account. To make a payment, log in with your Account Number and Last Payment Amount. There is no fee to use this service. You will need the following bank account information: bank routing number, bank account number, and account type - checking or savings.
- You can also pay by credit card over the Internet. If paying online by credit card, a convenience fee of $1.50 per transaction will be charged by the 3rd party vendor that processes the payments. This fee is retained by the vendor and is not revenue to the City of Port Wentworth.
- If you choose to pay the fee by check, please make your check payable to the City of Port Wentworth and write your fire protection account number in the check memo. Mail the bottom portion of the bill, along with your payment to:
City of Port Wentworth
Fire Protection & Prevention
7224 GA Highway 21
Port Wentworth, Georgia 31407
Payments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on September 30th to be considered timely. If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state holiday, payments must be received the preceding business day by 5:00 p.m.