Welcome to Gulf Beach Heights ...

Gulf Beach Heights is located in Escambia County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Gulf Beach Heights: Gulf Bch. Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Gulf Beach Heights is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gulf Beach Heights: 850 & 448<3>

Communities near Gulf Beach Heights ...

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

Pensacola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Escambia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pensacola <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pensacola
- From Gulf Beach Heights to Pensacola
Foley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foley is located in Baldwin County (AL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Foley
- From Gulf Beach Heights to Foley
Gulf Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gulf Shores is located in Baldwin County (AL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Shores <4>
Gulf Breeze
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gulf Breeze is located in Santa Rosa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,075 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gulf Breeze
- From Gulf Beach Heights to Gulf Breeze
Orange Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orange Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Beach <4>
Summerdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summerdale is located in Baldwin County (AL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <4>
Elberta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elberta is located in Baldwin County (AL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
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Perdido Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Perdido Beach
- From Gulf Beach Heights to Perdido Beach
Lillian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
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Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Cut is located in Escambia County
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- From your current location to Sand Cut
- From Gulf Beach Heights to Sand Cut

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 Gulf Beach Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gulf Beach Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gulf Beach Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gulf Beach Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Gulf Beach Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Gulf Beach Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.