Welcome to Parker ...

The coastal city of Parker is located in Bay County<1>.

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

Parker was established in 1830.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Parker has a population of 4,227 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Parker is near sea level<4>.

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

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

Area codes for Parker: (850) and (448)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Parker had an population of 4,227 people. This is a decrease of 2.08% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Parker had a population of 4,317 people. This makes Parker the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Parker represents 0.02% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 224th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,317 people, the population of Parker decreased 6.62% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,623 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Parker.

Communities Also Named Parker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Parker: This one is located in Bay County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Florida, there are 41 communities that are also named Parker - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona (2), Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parker.

Communities near Parker ...

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

• Panama City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City
  • Panama City is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City <6>
• Lynn Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Lynn Haven is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Haven <6>
• Panama City Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City Beach
  • Panama City Beach is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City Beach <6>
• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Mexico Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Beach
  • Mexico Beach is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico Beach <6>
• Hiland Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Park
  • Hiland Park is located in Bay County
• Magnolia Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
  • Magnolia Beach is located in Bay County
• Pretty Bayou
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
  • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
• Upper Grand Lagoon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Grand Lagoon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Grand Lagoon
  • Upper Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
• Lower Grand Lagoon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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 Parker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Parker. 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 Parker.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parker ...

Looking for more information about Parker? 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 Parker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Parker.

Adding Parker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Parker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Parker post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parker. 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/