Melbourne, Florida
Melbourne, Florida | |
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Top, left to right: Downtown Melbourne, Melbourne City Hall, Crane Creek, Brevard Zoo, Melbourne Causeway | |
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| Nicknames: The Harbor City, The Midway City | |
Location in Brevard County, Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°06′30″N 80°38′25″W / 28.10833°N 80.64028°W | |
| 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 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.97 sq mi (129.43 km2) |
| • Land | 44.15 sq mi (114.36 km2) |
| • Water | 5.82 sq mi (15.07 km2) 14.4% |
| Elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 84,678 |
| • Density | 1,917.8/sq mi (740.47/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32901, 32934, 32935, 32940, 32902, 32912, 32936, 32941, 32904 |
| Area code | 321 |
| FIPS code | 12-43975 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405067 |
| Website | www |
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.