It is part of the Panama City—Panama City Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

During the cold snap of January 1985, a temperature of 2 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded at one of the city's golf courses, making it the second-coldest Florida temperature ever recorded and the lowest January reading for the state.

U.S. Route 90 runs through the downtown area from west to east as Jackson Avenue, and leads east 10 mi (16 km) to Cottondale and west 9 mi (14 km) to Bonifay.

Interstate 10 runs from west to east south of the city, with access from exit 120 (Florida State Road 77).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 4.1 square miles (11 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,660 people, 1,287 households, and 766 families residing in the city.

[12] As of the 2010 United States census, there were 3,605 people, 1,256 households, and 692 families residing in the city.