West Melbourne, Florida
West Melbourne, Florida | |
|---|---|
| City of West Melbourne | |
| Motto: "Creating New Horizons" | |
Location in Brevard County and the U.S. state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°4′40″N 80°39′55″W / 28.07778°N 80.66528°W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Florida |
| County | Brevard |
| Incorporated | September 11, 1959 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Pat Bentley |
| • Deputy Mayor | Diana Adams |
| • Council Members | Stephen Phrampus, Helen Voltz, John Dittmore, Daniel McDow, and Andrea Young |
| • City Manager | Tim Rhode |
| • City Clerk | Meighan Alexander |
| 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 | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,924 |
| • Density | 2,432.81/sq mi (939.28/km2) |
| Census Bureau estimate | |
| 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 | 0293092 |
| 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, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 US Census, the population was 25,924, up from 18,355 at the 2010 census.