Welcome to Orchid ...

The town of Orchid is located in Indian River County<1>.

The location of Orchid has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orchid, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Orchid has a population of 453 people<3> (see below for details).

Orchid is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Orchid lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Orchid (for example, toward Saint Lucie), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Orchid: (772)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Orchid had an population of 453 people. This is an increase of 9.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 223.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orchid had a population of 415 people. This makes Orchid the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 415 people, the population of Orchid increased 196.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 140 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Orchid.

Communities Also Named Orchid ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Orchid: This one is located in Indian River County and the other is located in Brevard County.

Beyond Florida, there are 3 communities that are also named Orchid - they are located in Missouri and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orchid.

Communities near Orchid ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orchid.

• Sebastian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
  • Sebastian is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastian <5>
• Vero Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vero Beach
  • Vero Beach is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vero Beach <5>
• Fellsmere
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsmere
  • Fellsmere is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fellsmere <5>
• Indian River Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River Shores
  • Indian River Shores is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River Shores <5>
• Grant - Valkaria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant - Valkaria
  • Grant - Valkaria is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant - Valkaria <5>
• Malabar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malabar
  • Malabar is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malabar <5>
• Gifford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Gifford is located in Indian River County
• Roseland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Roseland is located in Indian River County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <5>
• Micco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micco
  • Micco is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micco <5>
• Barefoot Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Bay
  • Barefoot Bay is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barefoot Bay <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Orchid. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orchid.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orchid. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchid.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchid. See our Newspapers Page for Orchid.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orchid ...

Looking for more information about Orchid? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Orchid, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orchid.

Adding Orchid to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orchid in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Orchid was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Orchid post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orchid.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orchid. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Indian River County: www.ircgov.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/