Panacea, Florida
CDP
About Panacea
Set in the northwestern part of Florida, Panacea is a small unincorporated community.
Panacea holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.67 square miles.
📰 Panacea News Today
- Driver crashes into Panacea seafood market overnight, causing significant damage WCTV · Aug 15
- Driver ejected after truck crashes into beloved Panacea seafood shop Tallahassee Democrat · Aug 15
- FHP: Driver ejected after losing control on US 98 in Panacea, striking building Saturday morning WTXL ABC 27 Tallahassee News · Aug 15
- Let's mosey over to Posey's Up the Creek Steam Room in Wakulla County, Florida WJLA · Mar 24
- Country Next: Madden Metcalf Country Now · Mar 20
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Panacea Unique
- The only place in America named Panacea — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northwestern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Panacea
- Hamaknockers BBQ — barbecue
- Angelo & Sons — seafood
- Coastal Restaurant — seafood
- La Cantina Grill — mexican
- Lucky Goat Coffee Truck — coffee shop (café)
- Posey's — seafood
- Steven's Seafood and Chicken — seafood
- Tropical Trader Shrimp Company — seafood
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Alligator Point · Attraction
- Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium · Aquarium
- Nurse Sharks · Attraction
- Pickleariun · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Panacea
- Bald Point State Park reviews ★
- Shell Point Beach reviews ★
- Woolley Park reviews ★
- Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve reviews ★
- Panacea Park reviews ★
- Panacea Springs reviews ★
- Public Beach Access reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateFlorida
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.67 sq mi
Coordinates30.0264, -84.3926