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Welcome to Vero Beach ...

The coastal city of Vero Beach is located in Indian River County<1> and is the County Seat for Indian River County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vero Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

A typical abbreviation for Vero Beach: Vero Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vero Beach has a population of 17,461 people<2> (see below for details).

Vero Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Vero Beach (for example, toward Port Saint Lucie), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Vero Beach: 772

The ZIP codes for Vero Beach: 32960-32969<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vero Beach had an population of 17,461 people. This is an increase of 14.72% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vero Beach had a population of 15,220 people (which is 11.01% of the total population of Indian River County). This makes Vero Beach the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Vero Beach represents 0.08% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 123rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 15,220 people, the population of Vero Beach decreased 14.04% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 17,705 people).

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

Websites for Vero Beach ...

Official Website:   www.covb.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.indianriverchamber.com/

Junior League:   www.jlir.org/

Communities near Vero Beach ...

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

  • Fort Pierce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sebastian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fellsmere
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Lucie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie
    • Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Saint Lucie Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie Village
    • Saint Lucie Village is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 619 people
  • Orchid
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Florida Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Ridge
    • Florida Ridge is located in Indian River County
  • South Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beach
    • South Beach is located in Indian River County
  • Indian River Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Winter Beach
    (5 miles [8 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 Vero Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vero Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vero Beach ...

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

Adding Vero Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Vero Beach post office opened in 1925.

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

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

The official website for Vero Beach: www.covb.org/

The official website for Indian River County: www.ircgov.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Indian River, 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 Vero Beach.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vero 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 Vero Beach). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Vero Beach or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Vero Beach includes: 32960, 32961, 32962, 32963, 32964, 32965, 32966, 32967, 32968 & 32969.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>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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