Pensacola (/ ˌpɛnsəˈkoʊlə / PEN-sə-KOH-lə) is a city in the Florida panhandle in the United States. It is the county seat and only city in Escambia County. The population was 54,312 at the 2020 census. [6] It is the principal city of the Pensacola metropolitan area, which had 509,905 residents in the 2020 census.

On Santa Rosa Beach, on one of the longest barrier islands in the world, Pensacola Beach has an Old Florida feel, with a natural shoreline, fishing and historic Fort Pickens. The shallow waters along Santa Rosa Sound are a popular hangout for families with young children.

1 day ago · PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Pensacola Beach is known for attracting visitors, and officials say those visitors have significantly helped the economy, supporting thousands of jobs and generating ...

2 days ago · Contour Airlines will now offer non-stop flights from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) in Muscle Shoals, Ala.

3 days ago · Sugar-sand beaches, gentle breezes, warm winters, shrimp and grits and quirky fun — that’s what’s in store on a trip along the coastline from Pensacola, Florida, to Mobile, Alabama, known as “the Mediterranean of the Americas.” Exploring this part of the Gulf Coast can be a one-or-more-week meander — a…

The British colony of West Florida, with its capital at Pensacola, included all of the Panhandle west of the Apalachicola River, as well as southwestern Alabama, southern Mississippi, and the Florida parishes of modern Louisiana.

Feb 27, 2024 · Explore more of the Gulf Coast with a quick trip to Pensacola from Gulf Shores & Orange Beach. Start planning your day trip!

1 day ago · MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (WAFF) -A new non-stop flight is being added at the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport. Passengers can now fly from Muscle Shoals right to Pensacola. Airport leaders said they are planning for the flights to start on March 22 and will happen every Wednesday and Saturday. Alysia ...

Pensacola is Florida’s westernmost city, sitting on the border to Alabama on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. It is the largest town on the gulf coast between New Orleans and Tampa.

Pensacola, city, seat (1822) of Escambia county, extreme northwestern Florida, U.S. It lies on Pensacola Bay (an arm of the Gulf of Mexico), about 35 miles (55 km) west of Fort Walton Beach and 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Mobile, Alabama.