Mexico Beach, Florida

About Mexico Beach

Set in the northwestern part of Florida, Mexico Beach is a small town with an estimated population of 1,210.

Mexico Beach holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.44 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 496 residents per square mile.

📰 Mexico Beach News Today

• Mexico Beach prepares for Hurricane Isaias with Hurricane Michael's anniversary days away WFSU News · Oct 8
• 'Life-threatening' Isaias, a major hurricane, starts to affect Gulf Coast - Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB · Oct 9
• Strengthening Hurricane Isaias could rapidly intensify in Gulf Pensacola News Journal · Oct 8
• Hurricane Isaias path and tracker: After landfall, storm moves over Florida Panhandle - ABC News ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Oct 9
• Isaias is bringing shades of Hurricane Michael to Panama City and Mexico Beach WFSU News · Oct 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Florida headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Mexico Beach Unique

• The only place in America named Mexico Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mexico Beach

• Shipwreck Raw Bar — seafood

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mexico Beach

• Beacon Hill Park reviews ★
• Dog Walking Park reviews ★
• Mexico Beach Park reviews ★
• Park reviews ★
• Park Under the Palms reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Mexico Beach

🏘️ Nearby Communities