Panama City Beach, Florida

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Panama City Beach, Florida
Flag Seal
Nickname: The World's Most Beautiful Beaches
Location in Bay County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 30°10′36″N 85°48′20″W / 30.17667, -85.80556
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Bay
Incorporated	1969
Government
- Mayor	Gayle Oberst
- City Manager	Richard Jackson
Area
- Total	7.0 sq mi (18.2 km²)
- Land	6.9 sq mi (18.0 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	7,671
- Density	1,104.9/sq mi (426.8/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP	32401, 32407, 32408, 32413, 32417
Area code(s)	850
FIPS code	12-54725[1]
GNIS feature ID	0308451[2]
Website: http://www.pcbgov.com

The City of Panama City Beach (a/k/a Panama City Beach, or simply "PCB") is a city in the Florida Panhandle on the Gulf of Mexico in Bay County, Florida, United States. The city is often referred to under the umbrella term of "Panama City," despite being a distinct municipality from the older and larger inland Panama City to the east, making Panama City and Panama City Beach two separate cities. Panama City Beach's slogan is "The World's Most Beautiful Beaches" due to the unique sugar-white sandy beaches of Northwest Florida.

For quite some time Panama City Beach has been a popular vacation destination, especially among people in the Southern United States. The city is also a very popular spring break destination, sometimes being referred to as "The Spring Break Capital of the World," due to about 100,000 college and high school students who arrive during the months of March and April.