Summary for Fort Walton Beach

About Fort Walton Beach (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Okaloosa County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Ft. Walton Bch.

Time Zone: Fort Walton Beach lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (448), (850)<1>

ZIP Codes: 32547-32549<2>

Elevation: Near sea level<3>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Fort Walton Beach)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<4>	22,415 (14.91% increase since 2010)
2010:	19,507 (2.33% decrease since 2000)
2000:	19,973

Total Area:<5> 8.27 sq. miles [21.4 km²] - of which 9.54% is water (0.79 sq. miles [2 km²])

Housing Units:<6> 9,592

Websites for Fort Walton Beach

Official Website: www.fwb.org/

Chamber of Commerce: www.fwbchamber.org/

Junior League: jlec.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<7>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Fort Walton Beach:

Lat: 30.420400° (or 30°25'13" N)

Lon: -86.613700° (or -86°36'49" W)

USGS Topo Map: Fort Walton Beach<8>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Fort Walton Beach

GNIS ID: 2403650

FIPS State / Place Code: 12 / 24475

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Walton Beach)

About Okaloosa County

The city of Crestview is the County Seat for Okaloosa County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Okaloosa)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	211,411 (16.92% increase since 2010)
2010	180,822 (6.06% increase since 2000)
2000:	170,498

Total Area: 1,082 sq. miles [2,802.6 km²] - of which 14.03% is water (151.8 sq. miles [393.2 km²])

Housing Units: 92,407

Official Website: www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Okaloosa

GNIS ID: 306915

FIPS State / County Code: 12 / 091

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Walton Beach)

About Florida

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	21,492,056 (14.31% increase since 2010)
2010:	18,801,310 (17.64% increase since 2000)
2000:	15,982,378

Websites for State of Florida

Official Website: www.myflorida.com/

Tourism: https://www.visitflorida.com/

Parks: https://floridadep.gov/parks/

Fishing: https://myfwc.com/fishing/

Hunting: https://myfwc.com/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Florida

GNIS ID: 294478

FIPS State: 12

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Walton Beach)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fort Walton Beach: www.fwb.org/

The official website for Okaloosa County: www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850).
<2>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Fort Walton Beach). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Walton Beach or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Fort Walton Beach includes: 32547, 32548 & 32549.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Walton Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Fort Walton Beach. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<7>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Fort Walton Beach, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<8>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Fort Walton Beach.