Cantonment is a town in Escambia County, Florida, approximately 20 miles north of Pensacola. Most of the people who live in Cantonment commute to either Pensacola or the Pace and Milton areas for employment. The two largest employers are International Paper and Ascend Performance Materials. Schools include J. M. Tate High School, Ransom Middle School, Jim Allen Elementary School, and Pine Meadow Elementary School. The oldest cemetery is Old Muscogee Cemetery on River Annex Road.Cantonment has a dedicated zip code that claims an estimated population of 26,493 for a land area of 76.1072 square miles and a water area of 0.1257 square miles.