West Melbourne, Florida
West Melbourne, Florida | |
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| City of West Melbourne | |
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Seal | |
| Motto: "Creating New Horizons" | |
Location in Brevard County and the U.S. state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°02′20″N 80°39′31″W / 28.03889°N 80.65861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Brevard |
| Incorporated | September 11, 1959 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.86 sq mi (28.13 km2) |
| • Land | 10.66 sq mi (27.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.20 sq mi (0.53 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,924 |
| • Density | 2,432.7/sq mi (939.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 32904, 32912 |
| Area code | 321 |
| FIPS code | 12-76500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405709 |
| Website | www.WestMelbourne.org |
West Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It was created in 1959 to stop the area from being annexed into the city of Melbourne. Since 2000, the city has experienced the highest population growth percentage of any municipality in Brevard County. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, West Melbourne had a population of 25,924.