The Pensacola Beach Area is located directly on the Gulf of Mexico, at the southern tip of Escambia County.

There are many names for Pensacola: America's First Settlement, City of Five Flags, Cradle of Naval Aviation, and ofcourse, home of Florida's most beautiful beaches.

But to those lucky enough to visit our shores each year, it's probably simpler just to say this...we're the place where extraordinary Florida vacations happen.

Over the past 450 years, Pensacola has evolved to become a beautiful city brimming with culture, world-renowned museums and family-friendly attractions.

Yet, we've managed to remain remarkably unspoiled. Our 52 miles of beaches are famous for their white sands and undeveloped pristine beauty - and we're determined to keep it that way.

If you are a first-time visitor to the area, a frequent traveler, or even a local. You know that once you get Pensacola's sand between your toes, you'll never want to leave.

    Facts

1. A highly efficient, customer-friendly airport
2. A growing and diversified economy
3. Some of the nation’s best hospitals and health care
4. Low cost of living and short commutes
5. #36 best high school in the U.S.
6. 27 public schools ranked with “A” or “B”
7. Seven colleges and universities
8. Highly educated workforce of military retirees
9. Growing, vibrant, and distinctive downtown
10. Thriving, quality cultural and arts scene
11. 343 days of sunshine and average yearly temperature of 77 degrees
12. 402,000 metro residents
13. 52 miles of coastline, including 8 miles of National Seashore beaches
14. An ambitious waterfront project and downtown improvement plan
15. Historic Pensacola Village, intact English Colonial area with Florida’s oldest church and cemetery
16. One of the world’s best aviation museums
17. A culture of research and innovation: Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Naval Aerospace Research Lab, Center for Cryptology, Andrews Institute, and Air Force Water Survival Training Unit
18. More than 400 underwater shipwrecks, including the scuttled 888-foot battleship that’s the world’s largest manmade reef

    Important Numbers

• Emergency - 911
• Sheriff's Office and Police (Non-Emergency) Pensacola Beach - (850) 932-9211
• Fire Dept. ( non emergency ) - (850) 932-3131
• Coast Guard ( Search and Rescue only ) - (850) 453-8178
• Pensacola Beach Visitors Information Center - (850) 932-1500 or (800) 635-4803