Fellsmere, Florida

Fellsmere, Florida
City of Fellsmere
Location in Indian River County and the state of Florida
Location in Indian River County and the state of Florida
Fellsmere, Florida is located in the United States
Fellsmere, Florida
Fellsmere, Florida
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 27°46′0″N 80°35′55″W / 27.76667°N 80.59861°W / 27.76667; -80.59861
Country United States
State Florida
County Indian River
Incorporated1911
Government
 • MayorJoel Tyson
 • Vice MayorFernando Herrera
 • Council MembersInocensia Hernandez,
Gerald Renick, and
Mayor Pro Tem
Jessica Salgado
 • City ManagerMark D. Mathes
 • City ClerkMaria Suarez-Sanchez
Area
 • Total57.79 sq mi (149.67 km2)
 • Land57.58 sq mi (149.13 km2)
 • Water0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,834
 • Density83.95/sq mi (32.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
32948
Area code772
FIPS code12-22100[2]
GNIS feature ID0282414[3]
Websitewww.cityoffellsmere.org

Fellsmere is a city in Indian River County, Florida, United States. It is part of the SebastianVero 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.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.