Did you experience the Fire Department's Santa Run?  We'd like to have your feedback and ideas on how to improve it!: Santa Run Community Survey;  City Hall will be closed on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. We will open again on Friday, January 2nd. If you experience a water emergency, please call the Water Treatment Plant at 347-5056.  We wish all of you a happy 2026!

Do I need a permit to go door-to-door to sell items, insurance, electricity plans, or other services?

Yes. A license from the Effingham Police Department is required to do business as an itinerant merchant, solicitor or peddler in the City of Effingham. The only exception to this is a merchant who offers produce which they have grown themselves.

Learn more and apply for a permit.

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