Crestview is located in Okaloosa County northeast of Pensacola between Pensacola and DeFuniak Springs along the crossings of Highway 85 and US Hwy 90 near the Shoal River and the Alabama state line. Crestview is part of the Fort Walton Beach, Florida metro area.

The City of Crestview received its charter from the Florida Legislature and was officially incorporated in 1916. The name Crestview was chosen because it is located on the peak of a long woodland range between the Yellow and Shoal rivers, which flow parallel on the east and west side of the city.

Here in Crestview you will find an assortment of comfortable homes, churches, schools, recreational facilities, businesses, and industries all working together as a happy, growing city.