Pensacola’s post office opened in 1896, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
Most of Pensacola was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Its Register listing is the Cabin Creek Battlefield.
How Pensacola began
When was Pensacola founded?
The Pensacola post office opened in 1896, the earliest record of the town by name.
1 historic place in Pensacola
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
All 1 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Lost post offices
Pensacola had its own post office from 1896 to 1955.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Pensacola’s history
What year was Pensacola founded?
The Pensacola post office opened in 1896, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Pensacola?
One place: the Cabin Creek Battlefield (listed 1971).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.