Welcome to Gulf Breeze ...

The coastal city of Gulf Breeze is located in Santa Rosa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gulf Breeze, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1939.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gulf Breeze has a population of 6,909 people<2> (see below for details).

Gulf Breeze is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Gulf Breeze lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Gulf Breeze: (850) and (448)<4>

The ZIP codes for Gulf Breeze: 32561-32563<5>

Websites for Gulf Breeze ...

Official Website: www.cityofgulfbreeze.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gulf Breeze had an population of 6,909 people. This is an increase of 19.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gulf Breeze had a population of 5,763 people. This makes Gulf Breeze the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Gulf Breeze represents 0.03% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 201st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,763 people, the population of Gulf Breeze increased 1.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,665 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gulf Breeze.

Communities near Gulf Breeze ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gulf Breeze.

• Pensacola
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
  • Pensacola is located in Escambia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pensacola <6>
• Sanders Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
  • Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
• Goulding
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
  • Goulding is located in Escambia County
• Warrington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrington have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
  • Warrington is located in Escambia County
• West Pensacola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pensacola have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pensacola
  • West Pensacola is located in Escambia County
• Bohemia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bohemia have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
  • Bohemia is located in Escambia County
• Brent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • Brent is located in Escambia County
• Tristan Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tristan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristan Village
  • Tristan Village is located in Escambia County
• Myrtle Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
  • Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County
• Ferry Pass
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
  • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gulf Breeze. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gulf Breeze.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gulf Breeze. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gulf Breeze.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gulf Breeze. See our Newspapers Page for Gulf Breeze.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gulf Breeze ...

Looking for more information about Gulf Breeze? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gulf Breeze, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gulf Breeze.

Adding Gulf Breeze to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gulf Breeze in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gulf Breeze was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Gulf Breeze post office opened in 1939.

We also found Gulf Breeze on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gulf Breeze.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gulf Breeze: www.cityofgulfbreeze.com/

The official website for Santa Rosa County: www.co.santa-rosa.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/