Welcome to Sunnyside ...

Sunnyside is located in Bay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunnyside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1940.

Sunnyside is near sea level<2>.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Sunnyside: (850) and (448)<3>

Communities Also Named Sunnyside ...

While we believe that this Sunnyside is located in Bay County, we know of another 5 Florida communities named Sunnyside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hillsborough, Lake, Marion, Osceola and Taylor County.

Beyond Florida, there are 106 communities that are also named Sunnyside - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (2), British Columbia (2), California (5), Colorado (4), Connecticut (2), Georgia (3), Idaho (2), Illinois (4), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador (3), North Carolina (7), North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (3), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (7), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington (4), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Sunnyside ...

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

• Panama City
  (18 miles [29 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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>
• Ebro
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (4 miles [6.4 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>
• Rosemary Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 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>
• Alys Beach
  (5 miles [8 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>
• West Panama City Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 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
• Seagrove Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove Beach
  • Seagrove Beach is located in Walton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagrove Beach <4>
• Seaside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Seaside is located in Walton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunnyside ...

Looking for more information about Sunnyside? 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 Sunnyside, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sunnyside.

Adding Sunnyside to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sunnyside post office opened in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunnyside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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