Pensacola is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the Gulf Coast region.
Pensacola is the principal city of the Pensacola Metropolitan Area, which had an estimated 502,629 residents as of 2019. As of 2019, the population was estimated to be 52,975. Pensacola ( / ˌ p ɛ n s ə ˈ k oʊ l ə/) is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida.