Living in Carrabelle, Florida

Small place: Census estimates for places under 5,000 people have wide margins of error. Treat these figures as rough.

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

George E Weems Memorial Hospital, in Apalachicola, about 21 miles away (a small rural Critical Access Hospital).²

Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.

Life in the Big Bend and Nature Coast

Tallahassee, the state capital and a two-university town, plus the quiet Gulf coast that curves from Apalachicola around to Crystal River: oyster and clam towns, springs, manatees and some of the least-developed coastline left in Florida.^4,5,6,7

Hazards: Storm surge on a shallow, low-lying coast. Idalia came ashore at Keaton Beach on August 30, 2023, as a Category 3 with record surge; Helene came ashore near Perry on September 26, 2024, with 140 mph winds, the strongest hurricane to hit the Big Bend since records began in 1900, with flooding over 16 feet in places. Cedar Key was badly damaged by both.^8,9,10

Visitor information

Franklin County's official tourism office: Florida's Forgotten Coast (Franklin County).¹¹ Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.

Read the free Big Bend and Nature Coast preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.

Other places in Franklin County

• Eastpoint · 3,163 people · home value $201,000
• Apalachicola · 2,431 people · home value $288,000
• St. George Island · 1,133 people · home value $693,000

"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Carrabelle as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Carrabelle can be larger.