Welcome to Fellsmere ...

The city of Fellsmere is located on the Treasure Coast.

Fellsmere is located in Indian River County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fellsmere, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fellsmere has a population of 5,730 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Fellsmere is near sea level<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Fellsmere and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Fellsmere is within the boundaries of the (772) area code.

The ZIP code for Fellsmere: 32948<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fellsmere had an population of 5,730 people. This is an increase of 10.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 50.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fellsmere had a population of 5,197 people. This makes Fellsmere the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Fellsmere represents 0.03% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 210th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,197 people, the population of Fellsmere increased 36.3% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,813 people).

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

Communities near Fellsmere ...

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

• Palm Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Bay
  • Palm Bay is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Bay <5>
• Sebastian
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Indian River Shores
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Orchid
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchid have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
  • Orchid is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
• Roseland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Roseland is located in Indian River County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <5>
• Barefoot Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Micco
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micco
  • Micco is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micco <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 Fellsmere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fellsmere.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fellsmere ...

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

Adding Fellsmere to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fellsmere post office opened in 1911.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fellsmere.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fellsmere. 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/