| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 448 / 850 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:37 PM |
| Population: | 15,579 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 12045 |
| Land Area: | 660 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 63 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 29.8864, -85.2604 |
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15,579 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 660 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,120 to 15,579 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.4% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 32456 (Port Saint Joe, $64,681 median) and poorest ZIP 32465 (Wewahitchka, $54,538) are 10.1 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $160,200 in 32465 (Wewahitchka) to $378,500 in 32456 (Port Saint Joe).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 17 people/sq mi in 32465 (Wewahitchka) to 39 in 32456 (Port Saint Joe).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.7% bachelor's+ in 32465 (Wewahitchka) to 36.3% in 32456 (Port Saint Joe) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Florida, this is the #59 most populous of 67 counties and ranks #46 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $59,428 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,001 of 12,445 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.