Laurel Hill is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, home to about 355 people across 4.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 32567.
Homes sold for a median of $155 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Laurel Hill, part in Paxton
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Laurel Hill. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pensacola International Airport (PNS)57 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA219 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX542 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Laurel Hill; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Laurel Hill had 584 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 881st largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.
Okaloosa County grew from 9,360 residents in 1920 to 211,668 in 2020.
Okaloosa County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 41°F. About 60 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Florala Muni Ap, AL weather station (8 miles away).
64,766 jobs at 6,011 businesses in Okaloosa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Laurel Hill.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
|---|---|
| Chiropractors | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Okaloosa. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Hill SchoolLaurel Hill | Pre-K–12 | 432 | Public | 3.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Paxton.
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