THE CAPE CANAVERAL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Eastern Florida Flatwoods setting.
Cape Canaveral city has 2.22 square miles of land in Brevard County. Its Census reference point is in Eastern Florida Flatwoods, within Southern Coastal Plain.
Low plains mingle with barrier islands, lagoons, marshes and inland lake districts. Coastal and inland settings vary substantially within this warm southeastern landscape.
Regional context: Southern Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Cape Canaveral and Brevard County
Cape Canaveral is associated with Brevard County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Cape Canaveral by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Cape Canaveral, or 1.7% of its total area. It is 33.1 percentage points lower than the 34.8% recorded for Brevard County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cape Canaveral city has 47.7% of the land area of nearby Cocoa Beach city (4.66 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

