West Panama City Beach, Florida

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Panama City. It lies just east of West Panama City Beach and has a population of 36,417 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Callaway. It is located about 13 miles [20 km] to the east of West Panama City Beach and has a population of 14,233 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Blountstown	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	2,515	2.91% increase
	Bonifay	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	2,769	32.1% decrease
	Cedar Grove	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	5,116	4.68% decrease
	Chipley	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	3,779	5.21% increase
	De Funiak Springs	NW	41 mi [66 km]	5,012	1.51% decrease
	Destin	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	12,563	12.99% increase
	Freeport	NW	30 mi [48.28 km]	1,768	48.57% increase
	Lynn Haven	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	15,254	22.51% increase
	Niceville	NW	47 mi [75.6 km]	12,313	5.38% increase
	Panama City Beach	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	14,642	90.87% increase
	Parker	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	4,537	1.86% decrease
	Port Saint Joe	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	3,551	2.55% decrease
	Springfield	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	8,803	---
	Valparaiso	NW	47 mi [75.6 km]	6,030	5.9% decrease
	Wewahitchka	E	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,665	3.31% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Caryville	N	41 mi [66 km]	232	6.42% increase
	Ebro	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	267	6.8% increase
	Four Mile Village	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	---
	Hiland Park	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Laguna Beach	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Lower Grand Lagoon	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Mexico Beach	SE	28 mi [45.06 km]	1,264	24.29% increase
	Miramar Beach	W	35 mi [56.3 km]	---
	Ponce de Leon	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	465	1.75% increase
	Pretty Bayou	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Upper Grand Lagoon	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Vernon	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	782	5.25% increase
	The Village of Baytowne Wharf	NW	34 mi [54.7 km]	---
	Wausau	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	419	5.28% increase
	White City	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	---

Bay County

West Panama City Beach is located in Bay County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bay: Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson, Walton and Washington.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From West Panama City Beach
	Calhoun County	E	Broad Branch	31 miles [49 km]
	Gulf County	SE	Overstreet	28 miles [45 km]
	Holmes County	N	Smyrna	30 miles [48 km]
	Jackson County	NE	Compass Lake	37 miles [59 km]
	Walton County	NW	Inlet Beach	13 miles [20 km]
	Washington County	N	Ebro	18 miles [28 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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