Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Pensacola. It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the west of Fort Walton Beach and has a population of 56,255 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Crestview. It is located about 22 miles [35 km] to the north of Fort Walton Beach and has a population of 14,766 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Florala (AL)	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	1,884	4.07% decrease
	Lockhart (AL)	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	539	1.64% decrease
	De Funiak Springs	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	5,012	1.51% decrease
	Destin	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	12,563	12.99% increase
	Freeport	E	29 mi [46.67 km]	1,768	48.57% increase
	Gulf Breeze	W	32 mi [51.5 km]	6,580	16.15% increase
	Jay	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	687	18.65% increase
	Laurel Hill	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	558	1.64% increase
	Mary Esther	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	3,918	3.38% decrease
	Milton	NW	29 mi [46.67 km]	8,656	22.87% increase
	Niceville	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	12,313	5.38% increase
	Panama City Beach	E	46 mi [74 km]	14,642	90.87% increase
	Paxton	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	809	23.32% increase
	Shalimar	NE	2 mi [3.22 km]	701	2.37% decrease
	Valparaiso	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	6,030	5.9% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bagdad	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	---
	Cannon Town	N	29 mi [46.67 km]	---
	Cinco Bayou	E	Less than 2 mi	367	2.65% decrease
	Eglin Village	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Ferry Pass	W	35 mi [56.3 km]	---
	Four Mile Village	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Galt City	NW	28 mi [45.06 km]	---
	Garden City	N	28 mi [45.06 km]	---
	Goulding	W	35 mi [56.3 km]	---
	Lake Lorraine	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Miramar Beach	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Ocean City	N	Less than 2 mi	---
	Pace	W	34 mi [54.7 km]	---
	The Village of Baytowne Wharf	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Wright	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]	---

Okaloosa County

Fort Walton Beach is located in Okaloosa County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Okaloosa: Covington (AL), Walton, Santa Rosa and Escambia (AL).

Below are counties that are near Fort Walton Beach (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Fort Walton Beach:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Fort Walton Beach
	Escambia County	W	Pensacola Beach	31 miles [49 km]
	Santa Rosa County	W	Navarre	14 miles [22 km]
	Walton County	E	Villa Tasso	13 miles [20 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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