Panama City, Florida

Panama City, Florida
City of Panama City
Panama City's Old city hall in November 2013, prior to Hurricane Michael.
Interactive map outlining Panama City
Panama City, FL
Location in Florida
Panama City, FL
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 30°10′28″N 85°39′52″W / 30.17444°N 85.66444°W / 30.17444; -85.66444
Country United States of America
State Florida
CountyBay
Settled (Old Town-St. Andrews)c.1765
Settled (St. Andrews-Millville-Park Resort-Harrison-Floriopolis)1827
Unincorporated (Panama City)1906
Incorporated (City of Panama City)1909
Named afterPanama City, Panama
Government
  MayorAllan Branch
  CommissionersBrian Grainger,
Janice Lucas,
Robbie Hughes,
Josh Street
  City ManagerJonathan Hayes
  City ClerkJan Smith
  City AttorneyNevin Zimmerman
Area
  City
41.27 sq mi (106.90 km2)
  Land35.12 sq mi (90.97 km2)
  Water6.15 sq mi (15.93 km2)
  Metro
1,312 sq mi (3,400 km2)
Elevation
26 ft (8 m)
Population
 (2020)
  City
32,939
  Density937.82/sq mi (362.09/km2)
  Metro
202,236
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
32401–32409, 32411–32413, 32417, 32461
Area code(s)850, 448
FIPS code12-54700
GNIS feature ID0288448
Websitewww.pcgov.org

Panama City is a city in and the county seat of Bay County, Florida, United States. Located along U.S. Highway 98 (US 98), it is the largest city between Tallahassee and Pensacola. It is also the most populated city and a principal city of the Panama City–Panama City Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area – the latter having around 200,534 inhabitants. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 32,939, down from the figure of 36,484 at the 2010 census.