Back ملبورن (فلوريدا) Arabic ميلبورن (فلوريدا) ARZ Melburn (Florida) Azerbaijani Мелборн (Флорида) Bashkir Мелбърн (Флорида) Bulgarian Melbourne (Florida) Catalan Мелборн (Флорида) CE Melbourne (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Florida) CEB Melbourne, Florida Welsh Melbourne DAG
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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 Location in Brevard County, Florida | |
  Melbourne, Florida Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 28°7′N 80°38′W / 28.117°N 80.633°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 for | Melbourne, Australia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Paul Alfrey |
| • Vice mayor | Yvonne Minus |
| • Council members | Tim Thomas, Mark LaRusso, Rachael Bassett, Mimi Hanley, and Julie Kennedy |
| • City manager | Jenni Lamb |
| • City clerk | Kevin McKeown |
| 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 | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 84,678 |
| • Density | 1,917.83/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[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0294589[5] |
| Website | www |
Melbourne (/ˈmɛlbərn/ MEL-bərn) is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is located 72 miles (116 km) southeast of Orlando and 175 miles (282 km) northwest of Miami. It had population of 84,678 at the 2020 United States Decennial Census, up from 76,068 at the 2010 census.[6] The municipality is the second-largest in the county by both size and population.[7] Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1969, the city was expanded by merging with nearby Eau Gallie.[8] The city is also home to the National Weather Service office that serves East Central Florida including the cities of Orlando, Kissimmee, Sanford, Deltona, Daytona Beach, Cape Canaveral, Port St. Lucie and Stuart.[9]
- ^ City logo
- ^ Raley, Karen and Raley Flotte, Ann, Images of America Melbourne and Eau Gallie
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "2020 Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the population for the Incorporated Places of Florida". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original (CSV) on July 23, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ "City of Melbourne, FL : Historic Preservation". Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "Melbourne, FL". National Weather Service (www.weather.gov). Retrieved October 10, 2024.