Pensacola Beach, Florida
Pensacola Beach, Florida | |
|---|---|
A lifeguard stand on Pensacola Beach | |
| Coordinates: 30°19′56″N 87°8′30″W / 30.33222°N 87.14167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Florida |
| County | Escambia |
| Founded by | Tristan de Luna |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.943 km2 (11.561 sq mi) |
| • Land | 29.660 km2 (11.452 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.283 km2 (0.109 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 32561 |
| Area code | 850 |
| Website | |
.jpg){kind=link}
Pensacola Beach is an unincorporated community located on Santa Rosa Island, a barrier island, in Escambia County, Florida, United States. It is situated south of Pensacola (and Gulf Breeze connected via bridges spanning to the Fairpoint Peninsula and then to the island) in the Gulf of Mexico. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 2,738. It has been described as "famous" for its ultra-white sand beaches.
Pensacola Beach occupies land bound by a 1947 deed from the United States Department of Interior that it be administered in the public interest by the county or leased, but never "disposed"; its businesses and residents are thus long-term leaseholders and not property owners.
Pensacola Beach is part of the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.