Gulf Breeze

Gulf Breeze is a suburban community on the Fairpoint Peninsula in south Santa Rosa County. Gulf Breeze serves mostly as a bedroom community to Pensacola. Residents of Gulf Breeze generally try to differentiate between the incorporated City of Gulf Breeze and the unincorporated neighborhoods to the west of it by calling the areas "Gulf Breeze Proper" and "Down the Highway," respectively. "Down the Highway" refers to Highway 98 which serves as the main corridor for both the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Gulf Breeze.