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Water Damage Restoration Serving Jessup, MD

One call for Jessup, where 2 counties mean 2 permit offices.

Water damage restoration in Jessup, MD starts with which county holds your lot. State property records show 2,605 Jessup accounts in Howard County and 910 in Anne Arundel County.

Water removal in Jessup then follows that county, with its own permit office and its own public water and sewer utility. Holiday Mobile Estates adds a private water system with 380 connections. Your restoration company asks for your tax bill and water bill, so have both near you when you call.

Which County Holds Your Jessup Address?

Your tax bill shows which county holds your Jessup address, because the mailing name does not. Howard County holds 66.5% of the mailing ZIP's land and Anne Arundel County holds 33.5%, so 2 Jessup addresses can use different offices. Your restoration company confirms the county before it plans water extraction and drying and repairs, so read the county name out when you call.

Which Permit Office Takes a Jessup Repair?

The permit office that takes a Jessup repair follows your county. On the Anne Arundel County side, permits go to the Department of Inspections and Permits at 2664 Riva Road in Annapolis. On the Howard County side, they go to the Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits at 3430 Courthouse Drive in Ellicott City.

Each office follows county limits and not the mailing ZIP, so 20794 cannot tell you which one applies. Your restoration company checks your water damaged drywall repair scope with the office your tax bill points to. An answer from 1 county does not carry over to the other.

What to Know About Jessup

You can read this card in 2 halves, 1 for each county side of Jessup.

County
Howard County and Anne Arundel County
Status
Unincorporated Census place in 2 counties: 58.5% Anne Arundel, 41.5% Howard by land
ZIP codes
20794 (66.5% of land in Howard County, 33.5% in Anne Arundel County)
Permit office
2 offices: Anne Arundel Inspections and Permits; Howard Inspections, Licenses and Permits
Water and sewer
  • Howard County Bureau of Utilities, Howard side
  • Anne Arundel County DPW, Anne Arundel side
  • Holiday Mobile Estates, Inc. (private water system)
Electric and gas
  • BGE electric: Anne Arundel County and most of Howard County
  • BGE gas: same county list; Howard side not address-verified
Flood zones
Zones A and AE on 8.3% of Census place land, with 2 of 1,251 parcels by map point; Dorsey Run
Housing
Median year built 1991; 48.8% before 1980. 71.4% basement codes, 5.5% split foyer, 23.2% no basement
Landmarks
  • Jessup Historic District
  • St. Lawrence Catholic Church
  • Maryland Food Center

Water damage in Jessup? Ask about it by phone.

(410) 275-3493

Who Takes a Water or Sewer Break on Each Side of Jessup?

Howard County's Bureau of Utilities takes a water or sewer break on the Howard side of Jessup. On the Anne Arundel County side, use the number on your county water bill, and Holiday Mobile Estates has its own private system. Your restoration company handles the house, so tell it which utility you reached when you call.

Jessup Problems and the Fix for Each

You can sort water damage in Jessup, MD with these 3 rows once you know your county.

In OdentonWhat your restoration company does
A water or sewer break on the Howard County sideIt handles the house while Howard County's Bureau of Utilities handles the utility side.
Water under a manufactured home, including homes on the Holiday Mobile Estates systemIt checks the floor and belly insulation, then writes down what dried and what did not.
Basement water, with basement codes on 71.4% of buildings in the mailing ZIPIt extracts the water and keeps a drying log for each room.

What Gets Checked Under a Manufactured Home in Jessup?

Floor and belly insulation get checked under a manufactured home in Jessup, where mobile homes make up 8.6% of units in the mailing ZIP. Your restoration company reads those layers and documents what dried, and wet carpet and floor drying covers the floor above. Ask how it reaches the belly when you call.

Does a Planned Sewer Label on the Anne Arundel Side of Jessup Mean Septic?

No, a Planned sewer label on the Anne Arundel County side of Jessup does not prove septic. County language says Planned areas can connect before the map changes, and 402 of 727 mailing-area parcels there carry the label. Your water bill settles it, and your restoration company uses that answer to scope sewage water extraction, so raise it when you call.

Cleanup Pages for Both Sides of Jessup

You can pick a card for your Jessup home on either side of the county line.

Neighboring Areas

Questions Before You Call

Does BGE Serve Both Sides of Jessup?

Yes, the Maryland Office of People's Counsel lists BGE for Anne Arundel County and for most of Howard County, by county and not by address. When you smell gas, BGE says to leave, go at least 100 feet away, and call BGE or 911.

Does Dorsey Run Reach a Road in Jessup?

Yes, the county lists a gated high-water point at Brock Bridge Rd and Dorsey Run inside the Jessup Census place. FEMA zones cover 8.3% of that land. Ask about storm and flood water cleanup when stream water reaches your floor.

Does a Maryland Food Center Business Use This Jessup Page?

No, this Jessup page covers homes, and a business at the Maryland Food Center reads commercial water damage instead. Ask your restoration company which county office applies when you call.

The facts on this page come from 21 public documents, among them records from US Census Bureau, Maryland Department of Planning, and Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation (MD iMAP). The source documents page lists each one with its check date.

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