Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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The coastal city of Fort Walton Beach is located in Okaloosa County.

Typical abbreviation for Fort Walton Beach: Ft. Walton Bch. (or less commonly used: Frt. Walton Bch.)

Time Zone: Fort Walton Beach lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Fort Walton Beach, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Fort Walton Beach had a population of 19,973 people^<1> (or 11.68% of the total population of Okaloosa County). The population of Fort Walton Beach represented 0.12% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 92nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Fort Walton Beach had a population of 18,880 people. This is a decrease of 5.47% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Fort Walton Beach.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bagdad	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	---
	Crestview	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	19,444	31.68% increase
	Destin	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	12,563	12.99% increase
	Eglin Village	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Four Mile Village	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Galt City	NW	28 mi [45.06 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Fort Walton Beach.

Websites for Fort Walton Beach

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Fort Walton Beach. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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