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Welcome to Cocoa Beach ...

The coastal city of Cocoa Beach is located in Brevard County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Cocoa Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

A typical abbreviation for Cocoa Beach: Cocoa Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cocoa Beach has a population of 11,689 people<2> (see below for details).

Cocoa Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

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

The area code for Cocoa Beach: (321)

The ZIP codes for Cocoa Beach: 32931-32932<4>

Websites for Cocoa Beach ...

Official Website: www.cityofcocoabeach.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cocoa Beach had an population of 11,689 people. This is an increase of 4.08% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cocoa Beach had a population of 11,231 people. This makes Cocoa Beach the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Cocoa Beach represents 0.06% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 155th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,231 people, the population of Cocoa Beach decreased 10.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,482 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cocoa Beach.

Communities near Cocoa Beach ...

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

  • Palm Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Melbourne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockledge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Melbourne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cocoa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Indian Harbour Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Melbourne Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Indialantic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Palm Shores
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cocoa Beach ...

Looking for more information about Cocoa Beach? 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 Cocoa Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cocoa Beach.

Adding Cocoa Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cocoa Beach 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 Cocoa Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cocoa Beach post office opened in 1926.

We also found Cocoa Beach on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cocoa Beach.

The official website for Cocoa Beach: www.cityofcocoabeach.com/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Brevard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cocoa Beach.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cocoa Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Cocoa Beach). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cocoa Beach or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Cocoa Beach includes: 32931 & 32932.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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