Santa Rosa Beach, Florida facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Unincorporated community
Santa Rosa Beach in November 2011
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Walton
Elevation	3 ft (1 m)
Population  (2019)
• Total	14,028
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	32459

Santa Rosa Beach is a lovely community located in Walton County, Florida, United States. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that are part of a larger county, instead of having its own separate city government. Santa Rosa Beach is also part of the larger Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area, which connects it to other nearby towns.

Discover Santa Rosa Beach!

Santa Rosa Beach is in Florida, right by the water! It's located north of a main road called U.S. Route 98. You can find it on the shores of Hogtown Bayou, which is part of the big Choctawhatchee Bay.

If you travel east on U.S. Route 98, you'll reach Rosemary Beach about 18 miles (29 km) away. If you head west, you'll find Miramar Beach about 10 miles (16 km) away.

A Little Bit of History

Did you know that Santa Rosa Beach used to have a different name? It was originally called Hogtown! This name was used until the later part of the 18th century.

What's in the Area?

Even though Santa Rosa Beach doesn't have its own city government, it has a special ZIP code, which is 32459. This ZIP code covers a pretty big area!

It includes:

• The community of Point Washington to the east.
• A 15-mile stretch of the beautiful Emerald Coast. This part of the coast goes from the east side of Miramar Beach to the west side of Seagrove Beach.
• Many fun beach communities along 30A, like Grayton Beach and Seaside.

Overall, the 32459 ZIP code covers about 65 square miles of land. It also includes a small amount of water area, about 0.82 square miles. According to the 2010 census, about 11,457 people lived in this area, making up 4,831 households.