Welcome to Wewahitchka ...

The city of Wewahitchka is located in Gulf County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wewahitchka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wewahitchka has a population of 2,108 people<2> (see below for details).

Wewahitchka is near sea level<3>.

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

Note: While Wewahitchka is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Wewahitchka: (850) and (448)<4>

The ZIP codes for Wewahitchka: 32449, 32465<5>

Websites for Wewahitchka ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.gulfcountychamberofcommerce.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wewahitchka, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wewahitchka had an population of 2,108 people. This is an increase of 6.41% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wewahitchka had a population of 1,981 people (which is 12.49% of the total population of Gulf County). This makes Wewahitchka the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Wewahitchka represents 0.01% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 284th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,981 people, the population of Wewahitchka increased 15.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,722 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wewahitchka.

Communities near Wewahitchka ...

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

• Mexico Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Beach
  • Mexico Beach is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico Beach <6>
• Kinard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinard
  • Kinard is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinard <6>
• Marysville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
• Sumatra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumatra
  • Sumatra is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumatra <6>
• White City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Gulf County
• Estiffanulga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estiffanulga have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
  • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
• Central City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Liberty County
• Port Saint Joe
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint Joe
  • Port Saint Joe is located in Gulf County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Saint Joe <6>
• Callaway
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 <6>
• Clarksville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wewahitchka ...

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

Adding Wewahitchka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wewahitchka 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 Wewahitchka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Wewahitchka post office opened in 1879.

We also found Wewahitchka in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wewahitchka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wewahitchka. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gulf County: www.gulfcountygovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/