Living in Wewahitchka, Florida
Wewahitchka is a city in Gulf County, with about 1,884 people.1 It feels rural or spread out, at 281 people per square mile.1,3
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
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf, in Port St. Joe, about 22 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
Gulf County's official tourism office: Visit Gulf County.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.
The full Wewahitchka town card
Choosing Your Place has the complete card for Wewahitchka and 779 other places:
- How its home values, rent, age and income compare with the rest of the Panhandle
- Household income, and how many ER hospitals are within 15 miles
- The nearest airline airport and the nearest big airport
- The full region profile, side-by-side compare and the monthly-cost calculator
Other places in Gulf County
- Port St. Joe · 3,616 people · home value $353,100
"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Wewahitchka as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Wewahitchka can be larger.
Notes
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
- CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
- Eglin Air Force Base (Wikipedia)
- Pensacola climate summaries (National Weather Service, Mobile)
- Pensacola (Wikipedia)
- Hurricane Michael (Wikipedia)
- County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05