Welcome to Cape Canaveral ...

The coastal city of Cape Canaveral is located in Brevard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cape Canaveral, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1962.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cape Canaveral has a population of 10,451 people<2> (see below for details).

Cape Canaveral is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Cape Canaveral lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Cape Canaveral (for example, toward Sebastian), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Cape Canaveral: 321

The ZIP code for Cape Canaveral: 32920<4>

Websites for Cape Canaveral ...

Official Website: www.fcn.state.fl.us/cape/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cape Canaveral had an population of 10,451 people. This is an increase of 5.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cape Canaveral had a population of 9,912 people. This makes Cape Canaveral the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Cape Canaveral represents 0.05% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 163rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,912 people, the population of Cape Canaveral increased 12.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,829 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cape Canaveral.

Communities near Cape Canaveral ...

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

• Titusville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <5>
• Rockledge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
  • Rockledge is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <5>
• Cocoa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
  • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <5>
• Satellite Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satellite Beach
  • Satellite Beach is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satellite Beach <5>
• Indian Harbour Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Harbour Beach
  • Indian Harbour Beach is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Harbour Beach <5>
• Palm Shores
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Shores
  • Palm Shores is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Shores <5>
• Angel City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
  • Angel City is located in Brevard County
• Cocoa Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa Beach
  • Cocoa Beach is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa Beach <5>
• Merritt Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Island
  • Merritt Island is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merritt Island <5>
• Georgiana
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiana have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiana
  • Georgiana is located in Brevard County

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 Cape Canaveral. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cape Canaveral.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cape Canaveral. 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 Cape Canaveral.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cape Canaveral ...

Looking for more information about Cape Canaveral? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cape Canaveral, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cape Canaveral.

Adding Cape Canaveral to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cape Canaveral 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 Cape Canaveral was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cape Canaveral post office opened in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cape Canaveral.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cape Canaveral: www.fcn.state.fl.us/cape/

The official website for Brevard County: www.brevardcounty.us/

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