Welcome to Laguna Beach ...

Laguna Beach is located in Bay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laguna Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1946.

A typical abbreviation for Laguna Beach: Laguna Bch.

Laguna Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Laguna Beach: (850) & (448)<3>

Communities Also Named Laguna Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Laguna Beach - they are located in California and Missouri.

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

Communities near Laguna Beach ...

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

• Panama City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Lynn Haven
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Panama City Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Springfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Cedar Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
• Ebro
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <4>
• Inlet Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Beach
  • Inlet Beach is located in Walton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inlet Beach <4>
• Alys Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alys Beach
  • Alys Beach is located in Walton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alys Beach <4>
• Rosemary Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Beach
  • Rosemary Beach is located in Walton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemary Beach <4>
• West Panama City Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Panama City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Panama City Beach
  • West Panama City Beach 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 Laguna Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laguna Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laguna Beach ...

Looking for more information about Laguna 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Laguna Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laguna Beach.

Adding Laguna Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laguna Beach 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 Laguna Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Laguna Beach post office opened in 1946.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laguna Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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