Fellsmere, Florida | |
|---|---|
| City of Fellsmere | |
 Location in Indian River County and the state of Florida | |
  Fellsmere, Florida Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 27°46′0″N 80°35′55″W / 27.76667°N 80.59861°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Indian River |
| Incorporated | 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joel Tyson |
| • Vice Mayor | Fernando Herrera |
| • Council Members | Inocensia Hernandez, Gerald Renick, and Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Salgado |
| • City Manager | Mark D. Mathes |
| • City Clerk | Maria Suarez-Sanchez |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.79 sq mi (149.67 km2) |
| • Land | 57.58 sq mi (149.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,834 |
| • Density | 83.95/sq mi (32.41/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32948 |
| Area code | 772 |
| FIPS code | 12-22100[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0282414[3] |
| Website | www |
Fellsmere is a city in Indian River County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Sebastian–Vero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,834 at the 2020 census.
It is home of the Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival and was home to the now closed National Elephant Center. Fellsmere is the first place in Florida where women were allowed to vote. In a municipal election on June 19, 1915, resident Zena M. Dreier became the first woman to legally cast a ballot in the American South, five years before the 19th Amendment established women's suffrage nationally.
- ^ "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.