Panama City Beach, Florida
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Panama City Beach, Florida PCB |
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View of the beach looking northwest from St. Andrews State Park
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| Nickname(s): The World's Most Beautiful Beaches | |||
 Location in Bay County and the state of Florida |
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| Coordinates: 30°10′36″N 85°48′20″W / 30.17667°N 85.80556°WCoordinates: 30°10′36″N 85°48′20″W / 30.17667°N 85.80556°W | |||
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 United States
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 Florida
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 Bay
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| Incorporated | 1977 | ||
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| • City Manager | Mario Gisbert (2012-present) Richard Jackson (1980-2012) |
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| • Total | 18.6 sq mi (48.2 km2) | ||
| • Land | 18.4 sq mi (47.6 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 12,018 | ||
| • Density | 650/sq mi (250/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| ZIP | 32401, 32407, 32408, 32413, 32417 | ||
| Area code(s) | 850 | ||
| FIPS code | 12-54725 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0308451 | ||
| Website | www |
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Panama City Beach is a resort city in Bay County, Florida, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico coast. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 12,018. The city is often referred to under the umbrella term of "Panama City", despite being a distinct municipality from the older and larger inland Panama City to the east, making Panama City and Panama City Beach two separate cities. Panama City Beach's slogan is "The World's Most Beautiful Beaches" due to the unique, sugar-white sandy beaches of northwest Florida.
Panama City Beach has been a popular vacation destination, especially among people in the Southern United States. The city is also a very popular spring break destination, due to the popularity of the beach and its close proximity to most of the Southern United States, and relative proximity as a drive destination for the Midwest.
A construction boom in the early to mid 2000s changed the image of the area due to the older homes and motels being replaced with high-rise condominiums and more expansive homes. However, this is turning unobstructed, low-rise beach views and affordable waterfront property into rarities. At the peak of the real estate boom, many beachfront properties had quadrupled or more in value since 2000. In November 2006 CNN/Money named Panama City Beach the No. 1 real estate market in America for the next five years in. Beachfront property has sold for upwards of $60,000 per "front foot" (linear foot) at the top of the market. The downturn in the U.S. real estate market in 2007, combined with a surge of new condo construction, brought spiraling prices somewhat under control. With the real estate boom, Panama City Beach became a well known destination for Spring Break.
Pier Park, an outdoor shopping mall, opened in 2008.
Panama City Beach is located at 30°12′27″N 85°51′5″W / 30.20750°N 85.85139°W (30.207362, -85.851485). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.6 square miles (48.2 km2)— 18.4 square miles (47.6 km2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2) (1.17%) is water. There are approximately 9 miles (14 km) of shoreline in Panama City Beach fronting the Gulf of Mexico.
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