| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 448 / 850 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:58 PM |
| Population: | 23,452 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 12133 |
| CBSA: | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL |
| Land Area: | 594 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 27 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.6030, -85.7119 |
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23,452 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 594 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 23,128 to 23,452 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 32463 (Wausau, $64,643 median) and poorest ZIP 32437 (Ebro, $46,477) are 20.6 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $66,900 in 32463 (Wausau) to $183,800 in 32437 (Ebro).
Density varies 1457× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 32437 (Ebro) to 13,333 in 32463 (Wausau).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.5% bachelor's+ in 32427 (Caryville) to 12.8% in 32428 (Chipley) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Florida, this is the #52 most populous of 67 counties and ranks #55 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $56,416 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
12.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,058 of 17,203 reporting).
4 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.