Living in DeFuniak Springs, Florida

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

North Walton Doctors Hospital, listed in DeFuniak Springs.²

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

Life in the Panhandle

Florida's far northwest: sugar-white Gulf beaches, Navy and Air Force towns, and a Southern pace.⁴

Hazards: Hurricanes hit hard here. Michael came ashore at Mexico Beach in October 2018 as a Category 5 with 160 mph winds and a storm surge about 14 feet deep, damaged every building on Tyndall Air Force Base, and was blamed for 50 deaths in Florida. It was the strongest landfall ever recorded on the Panhandle. Ivan in 2004 and Sally in 2020 also battered the Pensacola area.^4,5,6,7

Visitor information

Walton County's official tourism office: Visit South Walton.⁸ Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.

Read the free Panhandle preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.

Other places in Walton County

• Miramar Beach · 8,902 people · home value $733,000
• Freeport · 6,689 people · home value $407,800

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