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Merritt Island, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Orlando. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the west of Merritt Island and has a population of 185,951 people.<1>

The next largest community is Palm Bay. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the south of Merritt Island and has a population of 79,413 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Altamonte Springs   W44 mi [70.8 km]39,9473.04% decrease
 Casselberry   W40 mi [64.4 km]24,7599.41% increase
 De Land   NW49 mi [78.9 km]27,24330.32% increase
 Deltona   NW41 mi [66 km]84,40821.38% increase
 Kissimmee   W48 mi [77.2 km]62,29130.28% increase
 Melbourne   S29 mi [46.67 km]77,3518.36% increase
 New Smyrna Beach   NW37 mi [59.5 km]23,32516.35% increase
 Oviedo   W32 mi [51.5 km]32,60623.9% increase
 Port Orange   NW44 mi [70.8 km]54,61619.19% increase
 Rockledge   S15 mi [24.14 km]24,74722.69% increase
 Saint Cloud   SW42 mi [67.6 km]28,74543.2% increase
 Sanford   NW40 mi [64.4 km]50,63432.23% increase
 Titusville   W9 mi [14.48 km]44,75610.05% increase
 Winter Park   W40 mi [64.4 km]27,90915.85% increase
 Winter Springs   W37 mi [59.5 km]32,6673.16% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Angel City   S13 mi [20.92 km]---
 Bithlo   W26 mi [41.84 km]---
 Cape Canaveral   S10 mi [16.09 km]10,14714.93% increase
 Christmas   W20 mi [32.19 km]---
 Cocoa Beach   S14 mi [22.53 km]11,9204.5% decrease
 Cocoa   SW12 mi [19.31 km]16,4780.4% increase
 Indian River City   W7 mi [11.27 km]---
 Mims   NW13 mi [20.92 km]---
 Oak Hill   NW25 mi [40.23 km]1,59615.82% increase
 Palm Shores   S24 mi [38.62 km]8709.57% increase
 Port Saint John   SW8 mi [12.87 km]---
 Satellite Beach   S25 mi [40.23 km]11,76222.82% increase
 Sharpes   SW9 mi [14.48 km]---
 South Patrick Shores   S23 mi [37.01 km]---
 Wedgefield   W24 mi [38.62 km]---

Brevard County

Merritt Island is located in Brevard County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brevard: Indian River, Orange, Osceola and Volusia. Although it doesn't share a border with Brevard, Seminole it is close to Merritt Island.

Below are counties that are near Merritt Island (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Merritt Island:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Merritt Island
 Orange County   WChristmas20 miles [32 km]
 Osceola County   SWDeer Park33 miles [53 km]
 Seminole County   WChuluota28 miles [45 km]
 Volusia County   NWLucas Crayon Grant20 miles [32 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Merritt Island. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Merritt Island:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Merritt Island? Please visit the Map Page for Merritt Island.


Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Merritt Island.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Merritt Island and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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