Miramar Beach, Florida

Miramar Beach, Florida
Census-designated place
Gulf of Mexico at Miramar Beach, September 2014
Location in Walton County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 30°22′58″N 86°21′21″W / 30.38278°N 86.35583°W / 30.38278; -86.35583
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Walton
Area [1]
• Total	7.36 sq mi (19.07 km2)
• Land	7.02 sq mi (18.19 km2)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)
Elevation [2]	20 ft (6 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,002
• Density	1,139.56/sq mi (439.97/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	32550
Area code	850
FIPS code	12-46000[3]
GNIS feature ID	286975

Miramar Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Walton County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,002 at the 2020 census, up from 6,146 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Crestview—Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. 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.