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Welcome to Indian River City ...

Indian River City is located in Brevard County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian River City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Indian River City: Indian Riv. City

Indian River City is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Indian River City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Indian River City (for example, toward Fellsmere), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Indian River City is within the boundaries of the (321) area code.

Websites for Indian River City ...

Junior League:   www.jlir.org/

Communities near Indian River City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Indian River City.

  • Titusville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rockledge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cocoa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Cape Canaveral
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Saint John
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
    • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
  • Mims
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sharpes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Christmas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Aurantia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
  • Scottsmoor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian River City ...

Looking for more information about Indian River City? 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 Indian River City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Indian River City.

Adding Indian River City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Indian River City 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 Indian River City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Indian River City post office opened in 1912.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indian River City.

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Indian River City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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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