Miramar Beach

Miramar Beach lies at the start of Highway 30A on the west end and connects to Destin via Hwy. 98, offering tons of places to explore and call home. Grand Boulevard is an upscale lifestyle center that includes a movie theater, restaurants like Emeril’s Coastal Italian, many unique shops and a local theatre company for you to get involved in or sit back and enjoy a performance! Silver Sands Premium Outlets offers a massive assortment of the best retail deals.

Don’t miss visiting The Village of Baytowne Wharf – a very secluded community with an array of family fun, boutique merchants, nightly events, yearly festivities and a diverse selection of places to stay or call home in the heart of it all! Miramar is also an awesome beach community to enjoy watersports (as activities like these are not publicly rented along Highway 30A’s beaches). If you don’t prefer the idea of living on Highway 30A, but want to be easily accessible to it all nearby, this could be a great location for you!

Overview

Miramar Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Walton County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,146 at the 2010 census. Although many other coastal localities in Florida have appended “Beach” to their names to distinguish themselves from an adjacent inland or cross-bay municipality – such as Miami Beach, St. Pete Beach, Fort Myers Beach, Panama City Beach, Melbourne Beach, Cocoa Beach, and Jacksonville Beach – the city of Miramar, Florida is actually over 450 miles (720 km) away in South Florida. Miramar Beach is due east of Destin, Florida. It is often considered to be part of the city of Destin. However, it has its own ZIP code (32550) and is in Walton County, whereas Destin is in Okaloosa County.

Geography

Miramar Beach is located in the southwestern corner of Walton County at 30°22′58″N 86°21′21″W (30.382698, -86.355962).

The CDP is located along the Gulf Coast. U.S. Route 98 is the main route through the CDP, and leads east 47 mi (76 km) to Panama City and west 9 mi (14 km) to Destin.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the total area of 4.7 square miles (12 km2), of which 4.6 square miles (12 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (2.54%) is water.

Culture

Miramar Beach, Florida is located on the Gulf of Mexico. It is a beach resort area with a large number of condos and apartments for rent. Traffic in the area is very heavy in the summer and on holidays because of the influx of tourists who visit to visit the beach and the white sand visible along the Gulf of Mexico.

Miramar Beach was listed in the 2010 census with a population of 6,146. It is now estimated to have about 6,835 residents with a population density of 976 people per square mile. This is 178% higher than the average in Florida and 977% higher than the national average.

There are a number of retirees living in the area and the median age in Miramar Beach is 56. The Florida average is 41. In Miramar Beach, 68% of the population over 15 are married, 92% speak English and 3% speak Spanish. 12% of Miramar Beach residents were born in Florida, 79% were born out of state, 3% were born outside of the United States and 7% were foreign born.

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