Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County.
The Pensacola Bay Area is an activity-packed destination featuring culture, outdoor adventure, fine museums, attractions and 52 miles of beaches. Whether you're an art enthusiast, birdwatcher, golfer, foodie or a shopaholic, you'll find your niche in the Pensacola Bay Area.
Pensacola is a sea port on Pensacola Bay, which connects to the Gulf of Mexico. A large United States Naval Air Station, the first in the United States, is located southwest of Pensacola (near the community of Warrington) and is home to the Blue Angels flight demonstration team and the National Naval Aviation Museum. The main campus of the University of West Florida is situated north of the city center.
Pensacola is nicknamed "The City of Five Flags" due to the five governments that have flown flags over it during its history: the flags of Spain (Castile), France, Great Britain, the Confederate States of America, and the United States. Other nicknames include "World's Whitest Beaches" (due to the white sand prevalent along beaches in the Florida panhandle), "Cradle of Naval Aviation", "Western Gate to the Sunshine State", "America's First Settlement", "Emerald Coastt", "Redneck Riviera", and "Red Snapper Capital of the World."
We invite you to scuba dive the world’s largest artificial reef, fly a simulated jet at one of the world's best aviation museums and fish from one of the longest piers in the Gulf of Mexico. Come and see what our area has to offer.
Pensacola, best known as the “Cradle of Naval Aviation”, has trained aviators for every major conflict during the 20th century. Annually, 40,000 enlisted and officer students begin their initial training in the Pensacola Bay Area. The military is the largest economic engine in the greater Pensacola area.
Fresh water bass fishing, deer season, big bill fishing, snorkeling near sunken freighters or old sailing ships lost to hurricanes of the 1800’s, tons of arts & crafts festivals year around, IMAX theatres where you fly with the Blue Angels. You can have it all when you visit and fall in love with this magnificent city by the Gulf of Mexico.
Pensacola is also known as the Cradle of Naval Aviation. Amongst our citizens of nearly 400,000 in Escambia County alone, many of our neighbors are either active military, students, teachers or retired. Most aviators’ careers began in our wide variety of aviation schools and specialty courses. We have now acquired additional branches of the military other than just the Navy with the closure of other bases around the country.
New Orleans is 3 hours to the west, Atlanta is 5 ½ hours to the Northeast, Disney World is 8 hours away – that’s close enough for a weekend. With the every growing expansion of the airport right in the heart of the mall area, everything is accessible.
Housing
Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $168,516
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $226,334; Detached houses: $231,045; Townhouses or other attached units: $190,619; In 2-unit structures: $165,041; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $156,027; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $162,435; Mobile homes: $67,084; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $514,371
Demographics
Population in July 2009: 53,752. Pensacola covers 22.7 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 32 feet above sea level. Area code: 850
Weather
Pensacola, FL climate is hot during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 80's and cool during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 50's.
The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 90.70 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 42.70 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be fairly limited during summer with a difference that can reach 16 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 19 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at Pensacola is 64.28 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is July with an average rainfall of 8.02 Inches.
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