{"id":1018,"date":"2023-02-04T08:59:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T08:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:30:23","slug":"indian-river-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/indian-river-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian River County, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indian River County is a county in Florida, United States, on the Treasure Coast about 65 miles<br \/>\nnorth of West Palm Beach. It had a population of 159,788 at the 2020 census, an estimated 172,799<br \/>\nby 2025, and covers 502.6 square miles (1,301.7 km2) of land centred near 27\u00b042\u2032N 80\u00b035\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Vero Beach is the county seat; its postal code is 32960. The county holds 3 incorporated cities,<br \/>\n2 incorporated towns and 11 census-designated places, plus a handful of smaller unincorporated<br \/>\ncommunities with no formal boundary. Indian River County runs on Eastern Time. Its FIPS code is<br \/>\n12061.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Indian River County<\/h2>\n<p>Indian River County has 23 named places on record: 5 incorporated cities and towns, 11<br \/>\ncensus-designated places (CDPs), and 7 unincorporated communities with no CDP status of their<br \/>\nown. Florida has no civil townships, so there is no township column here &mdash; every entry sits<br \/>\ndirectly in the county.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Vero Beach South<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>28,020<\/td>\n<td>32962<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sebastian<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>25,054<\/td>\n<td>32958<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Florida Ridge<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>21,302<\/td>\n<td>32968<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vero Beach<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>16,354<\/td>\n<td>32960<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Vero Corridor<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>10,039<\/td>\n<td>32966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vero Lake Estates<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>6,782<\/td>\n<td>32967<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gifford<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>5,511<\/td>\n<td>32967<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fellsmere<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>4,834<\/td>\n<td>32948<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Indian River Shores<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>4,241<\/td>\n<td>32963<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wabasso Beach<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>2,194<\/td>\n<td>32963<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Winter Beach<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>3,136<\/td>\n<td>32971<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wabasso<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>1,627<\/td>\n<td>32970<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Roseland<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>1,591<\/td>\n<td>32957<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Orchid<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>516<\/td>\n<td>32963<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windsor<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>330<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Beach<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Riomar<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oslo<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Royal Poinciana Park<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Blue Cypress Village<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Citrus Ridge<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cummings<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nevins<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The county&#8217;s previous settlement list was dominated by roughly thirty mobile home parks<br \/>\n(Coachland Court, Dun Runnin, El Capitan, Sunset MH Park and similar) &mdash; private communities,<br \/>\nnot Census-recognized places, so they are dropped here. That list also carried Yeehaw as an<br \/>\nIndian River County place; Yeehaw Junction, the real settlement of that name, sits about 30 miles<br \/>\ninland in Osceola County and has never been part of Indian River County.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>32960 &mdash; Vero Beach (downtown and the barrier-island core)<\/li>\n<li>32962 &mdash; Vero Beach South and part of Florida Ridge<\/li>\n<li>32963 &mdash; Indian River Shores, Orchid and Wabasso Beach, on the barrier island<\/li>\n<li>32966 &mdash; West Vero Corridor<\/li>\n<li>32967 &mdash; Gifford and Vero Lake Estates<\/li>\n<li>32968 &mdash; Florida Ridge<\/li>\n<li>32970 &mdash; Wabasso<\/li>\n<li>32971 &mdash; Winter Beach<\/li>\n<li>32957 &mdash; Roseland<\/li>\n<li>32958 &mdash; Sebastian<\/li>\n<li>32948 &mdash; Fellsmere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Windsor, South Beach and the unincorporated communities of Riomar, Oslo, Royal Poinciana Park,<br \/>\nBlue Cypress Village, Citrus Ridge and Cummings have no ZIP code of their own; mail there is<br \/>\ndelivered under the nearest incorporated town or CDP&#8217;s code.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Indian River County covers 617 square miles in total, of which 502.6 are land and about 114 are<br \/>\nwater &mdash; roughly 18.5 percent, unusually high for a Florida county and driven by the Indian<br \/>\nRiver Lagoon, which runs the county&#8217;s full length along its eastern side and separates the<br \/>\nmainland from a narrow barrier island. That island, reached by causeways at Vero Beach and<br \/>\nWabasso, carries Indian River Shores, Orchid, Windsor and Wabasso Beach. The St. Sebastian River<br \/>\nenters the lagoon near Roseland in the county&#8217;s north.<\/p>\n<p>Brevard County lies to the north, Osceola County to the northwest, Okeechobee County to the<br \/>\nsouthwest, and St. Lucie County to the south. <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/brevard-county\/\">Brevard County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/osceola-county\/\">Osceola County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/okeechobee-county\/\">Okeechobee County<\/a> and <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/saint-lucie-county\/\">St. Lucie County<\/a> all border Indian<br \/>\nRiver County directly.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Indian River County had a population of 159,788 at the 2020 census, and the latest estimate<br \/>\nputs the county near 172,799 residents by 2025. Sebastian is the largest incorporated city, at<br \/>\n25,054 residents, but Vero Beach South, an unincorporated CDP south of the city of Vero Beach, is<br \/>\nthe county&#8217;s single largest community at 28,020. Median household income runs $79,849 (2024<br \/>\nACS 1-year), above Florida&#8217;s statewide figure of $73,311 (2023 ACS). Population density works<br \/>\nout to roughly 342.5 people per square mile of land, reflecting a coastal county with a large<br \/>\nretiree population &mdash; Indian River Shores alone has a median age of 72.6.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Health care and social assistance is the county&#8217;s largest employment sector, with about<br \/>\n9,692 workers, followed by retail trade at 7,938 and professional, scientific and technical<br \/>\nservices at 5,877. Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, in Vero Beach, is the county&#8217;s<br \/>\nlargest single employer. Piper Aircraft, headquartered at Vero Beach Regional Airport since 1957,<br \/>\nbuilds general-aviation aircraft and remains a major private employer. Historic Dodgertown, the<br \/>\nBrooklyn\/Los Angeles Dodgers&#8217; former spring-training complex, now operates as the Jackie<br \/>\nRobinson Training Complex. Fellsmere&#8217;s biggest annual event is the Frog Leg Festival each<br \/>\nJanuary, a fundraiser that draws crowds well beyond the city&#8217;s own population of under 5,000.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>The Florida Legislature created Indian River County in 1925, carving it from the northern part<br \/>\nof St. Lucie County and naming it for the Indian River Lagoon along its coast. Vero, chartered in<br \/>\n1919, was renamed Vero Beach and made the new county&#8217;s seat.<\/p>\n<p>Fellsmere holds an earlier distinction: on 19 June 1915, resident Zena M. Dreier cast a ballot<br \/>\nthere, five years before the 19th Amendment, after the city became the first municipality in<br \/>\nFlorida &mdash; and one of the first in the American South &mdash; to grant women the right to<br \/>\nvote in local elections.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 95 crosses the county with two interchanges. State Road A1A runs the length of the<br \/>\nbarrier island, US Route 1 parallels the lagoon on the mainland side, and State Road 60 runs west<br \/>\nfrom Vero Beach toward Okeechobee.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Melbourne &mdash; about 30 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Fort Pierce &mdash; about 15 miles south<\/li>\n<li>West Palm Beach &mdash; about 65 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Orlando &mdash; about 110 miles northwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vero Beach Regional Airport resumed scheduled commercial service in 2023 and is now served by<br \/>\nBreeze Airways, JetBlue and American Eagle to several Northeast and Charlotte destinations.<br \/>\nMelbourne Orlando International Airport, about 40 miles north, is the nearest larger commercial<br \/>\nairport. No Amtrak station serves the county.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Indian River County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits on Florida&#8217;s Treasure Coast, about 65 miles north of West Palm Beach, bordered by<br \/>\nBrevard, Osceola, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Indian River County?<\/strong><br \/>\n159,788 at the 2020 census, with a 2025 estimate near 172,799.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Indian River County?<\/strong><br \/>\n617 square miles in total, of which 502.6 square miles are land and about 114 are water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Indian River County?<\/strong><br \/>\nVero Beach, chartered in 1919 and renamed the county seat in 1925.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and cities are in Indian River County?<\/strong><br \/>\nFive incorporated places &mdash; Vero Beach, Sebastian, Fellsmere, Indian River Shores and Orchid<br \/>\n&mdash; plus 11 census-designated places and several smaller unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes does Indian River County use?<\/strong><br \/>\n32960 and 32962 for Vero Beach and Vero Beach South; 32963 for the barrier island; 32958 for<br \/>\nSebastian; 32948 for Fellsmere; and 32957, 32966, 32967, 32968, 32970 and 32971 for the smaller<br \/>\ncommunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Indian River County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nPiper Aircraft, headquartered at Vero Beach Regional Airport, and Fellsmere, the first Florida<br \/>\nmunicipality to let women vote, in 1915.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/florida\/\">Towns and<br \/>\nvillages in Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian River County is a county in Florida, United States, on the Treasure Coast about 65 miles north of West Palm Beach. 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