Welcome to Tropic ...

Tropic is located on the Treasure Coast.

Tropic is located in Brevard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tropic, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Tropic is near sea level<2>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Tropic: (321)

Communities Also Named Tropic ...

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

Beyond Florida, there are 4 communities that are also named Tropic - they are located in Georgia, Ohio and Utah.

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

Communities near Tropic ...

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

• Palm Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Melbourne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Melbourne is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <3>
• Rockledge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• West Melbourne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Melbourne
  • West Melbourne is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Melbourne <3>
• Cocoa
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <3>
• Cocoa Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Cape Canaveral
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Canaveral
  • Cape Canaveral is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Canaveral <3>
• Grant - Valkaria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Melbourne Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Beach
  • Melbourne Beach is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne Beach <3>
• Malabar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tropic ...

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

Adding Tropic to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tropic post office opened in 1884.

We also found Tropic in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tropic.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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