City profile · United States · North America
Fort Walton Beach
City population
21,817
#2,186
in United States
#185
in Florida
#23,684
worldwide
30.421, -86.617 · 1,285 km from Washington
About Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach is a city in Florida, United States with a population of 21,817. It is the 2,186th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 23,684th largest worldwide. It lies 1,285 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#185of 245
Elevation
2 m
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
30.421, -86.617
Record updated
2025-06-16
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
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