| City: | Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
| City Alias: | Ft Walton Bch |
| Names to Avoid: | Ft Walton Beach |
| County: | Okaloosa County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:06:07 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 448 / 850 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 30.4057, -86.6188 |
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ZIP code 32549 serves the Fort Walton Beach post office at Walter Martin Road NE in Florida's Emerald Coast region. This point ZIP has no residential population of its own. It exists solely for PO Box services and commercial deliveries within the larger Fort Walton Beach area.
The post office maintains 409 PO Boxes along with delivery points for 346 local businesses. All 183 ZIP+4 records trace back to a single address on Walter Martin Road NE, where the post office facility sits. The ZIP is physically contained within ZIP code 32548, which handles the surrounding residential area.
Despite the name containing "Fort," this isn't a military installation. Fort Walton Beach is a civilian city of about 23,000 people along the Gulf of Mexico. The area does have significant military presence nearby. Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field are both within Okaloosa County, and many service members and military retirees live in the region.
Residents and businesses use this ZIP specifically for PO Box mail. Street delivery throughout Fort Walton Beach comes from neighboring standard ZIPs like 32547 and 32548. The post office serves as a convenient pickup location for those who prefer PO Box service over home delivery, including snowbirds, small business owners, and frequent travelers visiting the beach community.
All records point to the post office location on Walter Martin Road NE.
ZIP Code 32549 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 36 business establishments, employing about 198 people with an annual payroll of $13,710,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 4,661Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 36Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $3,092,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $13,710,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 198Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 32549 is located in Okaloosa County, Florida, within the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 18880) and Florida's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 294,127 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 32549. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 18880Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 294,127Source: Census |
| MSA: | Fort Walton Beach, FL MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 4016.3 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1224475Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Fort Walton Beach city; FloridaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 32549 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.