THE EGLIN AFB LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Gulf Coast Flatwoods setting.
Eglin AFB CDP has 3.08 square miles of land in Okaloosa County. Its Census reference point is in Gulf Coast Flatwoods, within Southern Coastal Plain.
Low plains mingle with barrier islands, lagoons, marshes and inland lake districts. Coastal and inland settings vary substantially within this warm southeastern landscape.
Regional context: Southern Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Eglin AFB and Okaloosa County
Eglin AFB is associated with Okaloosa County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Eglin AFB by land and water
The Census records 0.14 square miles of water within Eglin AFB, or 4.4% of its total area. It is 21 percentage points lower than the 25.4% recorded for Okaloosa County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Eglin AFB CDP has 1.5 times the land area of nearby Lake Lorraine CDP (2.06 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

