West Melbourne, Florida | |
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City of West Melbourne | |
Motto: "Creating New Horizons"[1] | |
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[1] |
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[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 0293092[4] |
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.[5] Since 2000, the city has experienced the highest population growth percentage of any municipality in Brevard County.[6] 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.
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