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ZIP Code 32401: Panama City, FL

ZIP code 32401 is in Panama City, Florida, entirely in Bay County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 19,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 3rd most populous of Panama City's 6 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $52,523 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Panama City (63%) and Springfield (13%), and 4% in smaller places; 20% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
3national area: Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Armed Forces Americas
324sectional center: Pensacola, FL (SCF 325)
01delivery area within it
Town
Panama City · 6 residential ZIPs
Census places
Panama City (63%); Springfield (13%)
Neighborhood
Pine Hill GeoNames
Metro area
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
House district
FL-2 119th Congress
State
Florida
Time zone
Central
Land area
12.5 sq mi · 1,516 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
32402, 32406, 32411, 32412, 32417 also use the name Panama City

Where is ZIP code 32401?

32401 centers on 30.158°, -85.638° and covers 12.5 square miles of land plus 17.6 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 32405, 32408, 32404, 32403.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 32401 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 32401, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 32401 compare with the rest of Panama City?

Rank of 32401 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure32401In Panama CityIn Bay CountyIn FL
People (ACS 2020-2024)18,9473rd of 64th of 16517th of 1,013
Median household income$53k5th of 511th of 11719th of 819
Median home value$231k5th of 59th of 11693rd of 833

Its median household income is higher than in 18% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 82% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 32401?

The 2020 Census counted 20,487 people in 32401; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 18,947. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
18,947
2020 Census count
20,487
Households
8,951
Median age
43.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 32401?

Of the 18,947 people the ACS estimates in 32401, 19.6% are under 18 and 19.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (61.0%), then Black (not Hispanic) (22.8%).

  • Under 1819.6%
  • 18 to 6460.7%
  • 65 and older19.7%
Age of the people of 32401 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic61.0%
  • Black, not Hispanic22.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino10.0%
  • Other or two or more4.1%
  • Asian, not Hispanic2.1%
Race and Hispanic origin in 32401 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 32401 earn?

Median household income is $52,523 (ACS 2020-2024), the 11th highest of the 11 ranked ZIP codes in Bay County.

Median household income
$52,523
Income per person
$37,460
Below the poverty line
16.3%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
7.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
21.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$63,1749,170 returns; wages 57% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 32401?

FHFA's house price index for 32401, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 118% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 53% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +4.1% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$230,500
Median gross rent
$1,152
Homes owned by their occupants
60.3%
Housing units
10,522
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Index = 100 in 1986, the first year FHFA reports for 32401; 2025: 580.0. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 32401?

831 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 21 more than in 2018; the most are in professional, scientific, and technical services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Professional, scientific, and technical services137
  • Retail trade131
  • Health care and social assistance107
  • Accommodation and food services84
  • Other services (except public administration)74
  • Construction67

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 32401?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 32401, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
32405Panama City29,984$73k3.4 mi
32408Panama City18,832$81k7.0 mi
32404Panama City42,514$75k8.0 mi
32403Panama City447$119k9.1 mi
32444Lynn Haven21,459$83k5.6 mi (near)
32407Panama City Beach16,404$81k9.5 mi (near)
32409Panama City11,113$65k13.4 mi (near)
32413Panama City Beach15,453$80k18.0 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.