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Gulf Vista Homes for Sale
Gulf Vista is four recorded plats with 167 parcels in unincorporated Bay County, mailed as Panama City Beach, FL 32413.
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Living in Gulf Vista
Bay County's subdivision layer lists four plats under the Gulf Vista name: the original Gulf Vista (plat book 12, page 26), Section 2 (book 13, page 60), Section 3 (book 14, page 30) and Section 5 (book 17, page 43). It lists no Section 4. The 2026 assessment roll carries 167 parcels with a Gulf Vista legal description, and each lies within or touches one of those four outlines, on South Lakeview Drive, Downing Street, Nancy Avenue, Moonlight Drive and Potter Place, all with a Panama City Beach mailing address and ZIP code 32413.
The mailing town is not the jurisdiction. Tested at each parcel's center, the county's municipal boundary layer returns Unincorporated for all 167, so none lies within the Panama City Beach city limits. Run against FEMA's national flood layer, 19 parcel outlines reach zone A or AE special flood hazard area, one reaches only the lighter 0.2 percent mapping, and 147 stay inside unshaded zone X. Eighteen of those 19 carry South Lakeview Drive addresses from 21128 to 21224, and the other is an unaddressed parcel. That is map overlap, not a flood determination for any house.
The 2026 assessment roll codes 140 of the parcels as single-family, 17 as vacant residential, 8 as multi-family under ten units and 2 as residential common-element parcels. The 140 single-family parcels carry build years from 1978 to 2025, with 75 built in 1999 or earlier and 31 in 2010 or later. Parcels with an original Gulf Vista legal description have a median single-family lot of about 14,375 square feet and a median build year of 1997, while those with a Section 5 legal description have a median lot near 7,560 square feet and a median build year around 2016.
No covenant, declaration or association document was reviewed for these plats, so this page says nothing about dues, rules, rental permission or shared facilities, and it lists no amenities because no document shows a facility belonging to them.
HOA & Fees
What is the HOA fee at Gulf Vista?
No HOA fee for Gulf Vista has been reported on the MLS in our records. Whether a home belongs to an association, and what it charges, is set by that home's recorded covenants, so ask a licensed real estate agent or the association about the home you are considering.
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Homes for Sale in Gulf Vista

$719,000
123 Serenade Lane
Panama City Beach, FL 32413

$2,450,000
167 Downing Street
Panama City Beach, FL 32413
The short-term rental badge above is not a permission of record. It reflects the MLS short-term-rental field where a listing discloses one, and otherwise where the home sits. Confirm the association's current rules and the local registration requirement before relying on it.
Local Answers
Gulf Vista FAQ
How much is the HOA fee at Gulf Vista?
No HOA fee for Gulf Vista has been reported on the MLS in our records. Whether a home belongs to an association, and what it charges, is set by that home's recorded covenants, so ask a licensed real estate agent or the association about the home you are considering.
Which four recorded plats make up Gulf Vista near South Lakeview Drive in Panama City Beach?
Bay County's subdivision layer, built by the Property Appraiser from plats filed with the Clerk, lists Gulf Vista (plat book 12, page 26), Gulf Vista Section 2 (book 13, page 60), Section 3 (book 14, page 30) and Section 5 (book 17, page 43). The county outlines measure about 29.1, 12.0, 13.1 and 5.1 acres in that order. Only the layer's attributes were read, not the printed plats, and the layer lists no Section 4.
Is Gulf Vista inside the Panama City Beach city limits or in unincorporated Bay County?
Unincorporated Bay County. The mailing address reads Panama City Beach with ZIP code 32413, but when the county's municipal boundary layer was tested at the center of each of the 167 parcels, every one fell in the Unincorporated area. Postal city and taxing or permitting jurisdiction are different things, so a buyer who needs a ruling on a specific lot should ask the county rather than rely on the mailing address.
Which Gulf Vista parcels touch a FEMA flood hazard zone, and on what street?
Nineteen of the 167 parcels overlap zone A or AE on FEMA's national flood map: 18 with South Lakeview Drive addresses from 21128 to 21224 and one unaddressed parcel. Of the rest, one parcel reaches only the lighter 0.2 percent chance mapping and 147 stay inside unshaded zone X. Bay County's own flood layer flags the same 19 parcels, though it labels some zone A where FEMA shows AE. Parcel overlap is not an elevation or flood determination.
How old are the houses in Gulf Vista, and do the lots differ between the original plat and Section 5?
The 2026 roll lists 140 single-family parcels with build years from 1978 to 2025 and a median of 1998. Parcels carrying the original Gulf Vista legal description have a median lot of about 14,375 square feet and a median build year of 1997. Those carrying a Section 5 legal description have a median lot near 7,560 square feet, with a median build year around 2016. The roll also codes 17 parcels as vacant residential.
Is there a registered Gulf Vista homeowners association in Panama City Beach?
The Florida business registry's name search for Gulf Vista listed no homeowners or property owners association, and its one active townhome association carries a Walton County name, with nothing in that listing tying it to these plats. A registry search cannot prove that no recorded covenants exist, because an association can be filed under another name, and no declaration was reviewed here. Check the recorded plat and deed documents for the lot itself.
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Sources
- Bay County subdivision plat layer, Gulf Vista query (accessed October 17, 2026)
- Florida Statewide Cadastral parcel layer (accessed October 17, 2026)
- Bay County municipal boundary layer (accessed October 17, 2026)
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, flood hazard zones (accessed October 17, 2026)
- Florida Division of Corporations name search, Gulf Vista (accessed October 17, 2026)
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