THE MELBOURNE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Eastern Florida Flatwoods setting.
Melbourne city has 44.2 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
Melbourne and Brevard County
Melbourne 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.
Melbourne by land and water
The Census records 5.82 square miles of water within Melbourne, or 11.6% of its total area. It is 23.2 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, Melbourne city has 76.1 times the land area of nearby Melbourne Village town (0.58 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

