Local servicesHospitalNorth Okaloosa Medical Center13.2 miFire stationMossyhead Fire Station 111.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMossy Head School1.5 miCollegeEmerald Coast Technical College12.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDestin-Fort Walton Beach Airport VPS22 miMajor airportPensacola International Airport PNS54 miInterstateI-102.0 miUS highwayUS 902.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 32434 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 9 min5:42 am – 7:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min6:38 am – 4:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 39°F64 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare98 days above 90°F, 39 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Crestview Bob Sikes Ap station, 11 mi away; snow from De Funiak Springs 1 E
Nearby landmarksAndrews Lakelake · 2.8 miCoal Spring Lakelake · 3.3 miFox Hillpeak · 5.9 miSandy Mountainpeak · 7.7 miFaircloth Lakesreservoir · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFlorala State Parkstate park · 16.0 miFred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Parkstate park · 18.7 mi · 347 acresConecuh National Forestnational forest · 22.4 mi · 85,123 acresPonce de Leon Springs State Parkstate park · 24.5 mi · 381 acresHenderson Beach State Parkstate park · 26.4 mi · 228 acresPea River Land Utilization Projectnational forest · 54.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWalton County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025338 of 360 days measured22 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Okaloosa County, FL, 18 mi away
Drinking waterRegional Utilities Water Systemserves 62,225 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation229 ft70 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
