Living in Upper Grand Lagoon, Florida

Unincorporated: there's no city government; Bay County provides roads, zoning and law enforcement.

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

Ascension Sacred Heart Bay, in Panama City, about 5 miles away.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

Bay County's official tourism office: Visit Panama City Beach.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 Bay County

• Panama City · 34,979 people · home value $268,900
• Lynn Haven · 20,081 people · home value $320,000
• Panama City Beach · 18,971 people · home value $441,300
• Callaway · 13,496 people · home value $250,300
• Springfield · 8,230 people · home value $188,600
• Parker · 4,509 people · home value $224,200
• Lower Grand Lagoon · 4,287 people · home value $397,200
• Laguna Beach · 3,830 people · home value $438,100
• Cedar Grove · 3,802 people · home value $176,100
• Pretty Bayou · 2,906 people · home value $298,900

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