Welcome to Cocoa ...

The city of Cocoa is located in Brevard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cocoa, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cocoa has a population of 18,565 people<2> (see below for details).

Cocoa is near sea level<3>.

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

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

Cocoa is within the (321) area code.

The ZIP codes for Cocoa: 32922-32924, 32926-32927<4>

Websites for Cocoa ...

Official Website:   www.cocoafl.org/

Junior League:   www.brevardjuniorleague.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cocoa had an population of 18,565 people. This is an increase of 8.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cocoa had a population of 17,140 people. This makes Cocoa the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Cocoa represents 0.09% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 117th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,140 people, the population of Cocoa increased 4.44% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 16,412 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cocoa.

Communities near Cocoa ...

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

• Titusville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <5>
• Cocoa Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Satellite Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satellite Beach
  • Satellite Beach is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satellite Beach <5>
• Cape Canaveral
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Indian Harbour Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Harbour Beach
  • Indian Harbour Beach is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Harbour Beach <5>
• Palm Shores
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Shores
  • Palm Shores is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Shores <5>
• Melbourne Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melbourne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Village
  • Melbourne Village is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
• Angel City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
  • Angel City is located in Brevard County
• Sharpes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes
  • Sharpes is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpes <5>
• Port Canaveral
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Canaveral
  • Port Canaveral is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Canaveral <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cocoa. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cocoa.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cocoa ...

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

Adding Cocoa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cocoa 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 Cocoa was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cocoa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cocoa: www.cocoafl.org/

The official website for Brevard County: www.brevardcounty.us/

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