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Welcome to West Panama City Beach ...

West Panama City Beach is located in Bay County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Panama City Beach: W. Panama City Bch.

West Panama City Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you leave West Panama City Beach and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for West Panama City Beach: 850 & 448<3>

Communities near West Panama City Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Panama City Beach.

  • Panama City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lynn Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Callaway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Parker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Parker is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,109 people
  • Ebro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ebro is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <4>
  • Magnolia Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia Beach is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
  • Pretty Bayou
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
  • Laguna Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Panama City Beach ...

Looking for more information about West Panama City 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Panama City Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Panama City Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Bay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Panama City Beach - 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 West Panama City Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the West Panama City Beach 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.