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Welcome to Florida Beach ...

Florida Beach is located in Bay County<1>.


The location of Florida Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Florida Beach: Florida Bch.

Florida Beach is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Florida Beach lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Florida Beach, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Florida Beach: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities near Florida Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Florida Beach.

  • Panama City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lynn Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Callaway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Springfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
  • Parker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Bay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,109 people
  • Ebro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
    • Ebro is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <5>
  • Laguna Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lower Grand Lagoon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Grand Lagoon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
    • Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Florida Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Florida Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Florida Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Florida Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Florida Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Florida Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florida Beach ...

Looking for more information about Florida Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Florida Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Florida Beach.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Florida Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Bay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Florida Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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