Melbourne

Also known as Melbourne, Florida, Melbourne, FL

city in Brevard County, Florida, United States of America

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Florida
County: Brevard
Settled: c. 1867
Incorporated village: December 22, 1888
Consolidated with eau gallie: July 15, 1969
Founded by: Cornthwaite John Hector
Named after: Melbourne , Australia
Type: Council–manager
Total: 49.97 sq mi (129.43 km )
Land: 44.15 sq mi (114.36 km )
Water: 5.82 sq mi (15.07 km ) 14.4%
Elevation: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Density: 1,917.8/sq mi (740.47/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Zip code: 32901, 32934, 32935, 32940, 32902, 32912, 32936, 32941, 32904
Fips code: 12-43975

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Melbourne
Population: 84678
Area: 102.485648
Elevation: 4
Official website: www.melbourneflorida.org
Image: Historic Downtown Melbourne.jpg
Households: 32874
Dialing code: 321

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postal code: 32940
Commons category: Melbourne, Florida
external data available at URL: maps.mlbfl.org/services/rest/services
inception: 1867-00-00
P8168: ARI
water as percent of area: 14.4244
official map URL: mgis.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html
per capita income: 29527
social media followers: 11923
P12749: Epistle to the Romans

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Melbourne (MEL-burn) is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is located 72 miles (116 km) southeast of Orlando along Florida's Space Coast, so named because of the region's proximity to Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center. The city had an estimated population of 87,561 as of July 1, 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville metropolitan statistical area. Downtown Melbourne and most of the city lie inland of the Indian River Lagoon, with a small part extending over to the barrier island.

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