Okaloosa County is a county in Florida, United States, on the Gulf Coast in the state’s northwestern Panhandle. It had a population of 211,668 at the 2020 census and covers 1,082 square miles (2,800 km2), of which 930 square miles are land and 152 square miles are water, centred near 30°41′15″N 86°35′33″W.<\/p>\n
Crestview is the county seat, and its postal code is 32536. The county holds seven cities, two towns, five census-designated places and a scatter of unincorporated communities. Okaloosa County is part of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin metropolitan area, runs on Central time, and carries FIPS code 12091.<\/p>\n
Twenty-two named places are listed below: seven cities (one the county seat), two towns, five CDPs and eight unincorporated communities. “CDP” marks a census-designated place with no city government of its own; “Unincorp.” marks a community with no incorporated or CDP boundary at all.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 27,134<\/td>\n | 32536<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fort Walton Beach<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 20,922<\/td>\n | 32547<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Destin<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 13,931<\/td>\n | 32541<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Niceville<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 15,772<\/td>\n | 32578<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mary Esther<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 3,982<\/td>\n | 32569<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Valparaiso<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32580<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Laurel Hill<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 584<\/td>\n | 32567<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shalimar<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32579<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cinco Bayou<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 457<\/td>\n | 32547<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wright<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32547<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ocean City<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32541<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eglin AFB<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32542<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hurlburt Field<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32544<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lake Lorraine<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32578<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Baker<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Holt<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32564<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Milligan<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32538<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bluewater Bay<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32578<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Florosa<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32548<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Okaloosa Island<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32548<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Deerland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Escambia Farms<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Svea<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Fort Walton Beach and Cinco Bayou share the 32547 ZIP; the two are separated only by a city-limit line along Beal Parkway. Wright, an unincorporated CDP, sits between them and uses the same code.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nDeerland, Escambia Farms and Svea have no post office of their own and are served through the nearest listed ZIP.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nOkaloosa County stretches from barrier-island beaches on the Gulf of Mexico north across the Yellow River basin to the Alabama line, a span of roughly 60 miles. The Choctawhatchee Bay cuts into the county’s southern half, separating the beach communities of Destin and Okaloosa Island from the mainland cities of Niceville and Valparaiso; the Mid-Bay Bridge connects the two sides. Most of the northern two-thirds of the county lies within the Eglin Air Force Base reservation, one of the largest air bases in the country, which limits development and keeps large stretches in longleaf pine forest.<\/p>\n |