Welcome to West Bay ...

West Bay is located in Bay County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

A typical abbreviation for West Bay: W. Bay

West Bay is near sea level<3>.

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

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

Telephone area codes for West Bay: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities Also Named West Bay ...

While we believe that this West Bay is located in Bay County, we know of another 2 Florida communities named West Bay. Those communities are located in the following counties: Duval and Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 7 communities that are also named West Bay - they are located in British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (2) and Ontario.

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

Communities near West Bay ...

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

• Panama City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Lynn Haven
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
• Callaway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Callaway is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <5>
• Panama City Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Springfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Cedar Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Parker
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,109 people
• Ebro
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <5>
• Laguna Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Beach
  • Laguna Beach is located in Bay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laguna Beach <5>
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Bay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyside <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bay ...

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

Adding West Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Bay post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Bay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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