Melbourne, Florida | |
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 Top, left to right: Downtown Melbourne, Melbourne City Hall,Crane Creek,Brevard Zoo,Melbourne Causeway | |
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 Location inBrevard County, Florida | |
  Melbourne, Florida Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:28°7′N80°38′W / 28.117°N 80.633°W /28.117; -80.633 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Brevard |
| Settled | c. 1867 |
| Incorporated (village) | December 22, 1888 |
| Consolidated withEau Gallie | July 15, 1969 |
| Founded by | Cornthwaite John Hector |
| Named after | Melbourne, Australia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Paul Alfrey |
| • Vice mayor | Yvonne Minus |
| • Council members | Tim Thomas, Mark LaRusso, Rachael Bassett, Mimi Hanley, and Julie Kennedy |
| • City manager | Jenni Lamb |
| • City clerk | Kevin McKeown |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.97 sq mi (129.43 km2) |
| • Land | 44.15 sq mi (114.36 km2) |
| • Water | 5.82 sq mi (15.07 km2) 14.4% |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 88,222 |
| • Density | 1,917.8/sq mi (740.47/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32901, 32934, 32935, 32940, 32902, 32912, 32936, 32941, 32904 |
| Area code | 321 |
| FIPS code | 12-43975[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0294589[5] |
| Website | www |
Melbourne (MEL-born) is a city inBrevard County, Florida, United States. It is located 72 miles (116 km) southeast ofOrlando along Florida'sSpace Coast, so named because of the region's proximity toCape Canaveral and theKennedy Space Center. The city had a population of 87,561 as of July 1, 2024 according to theU.S. Census Bureau.[6] Melbourne is a principal city of thePalm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville metropolitan statistical area. Downtown Melbourne and most of the city lie inland of theIndian River Lagoon, with a small part extending over to thebarrier island.
Evidence for the presence ofPaleo-Indians in the Melbourne area during the latePleistocene epoch was uncovered during the 1920s. C. P. Singleton, aHarvard Universityzoologist, discovered the bones of amammoth (Mammuthus columbi) on his property alongCrane Creek, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Melbourne, and brought inAmherst Collegepaleontologist Frederick B. Loomis to excavate the skeleton. Loomis found a second elephant, with a "large, rough, flint instrument"[7] among fragments of the elephant's ribs. Loomis found in the samestratum mammoth,mastodon, horse,ground sloth,tapir,peccary,camel, andsaber-tooth cat bones, all extinct in Florida since the end of the Pleistocene 10,000–8,000 BCE. At a nearby site, a human rib and charcoal were found in association withMylodon,Megalonyx, andChlamytherium (ground sloth) teeth. A finely worked spear point found with these items may have been displaced from a later stratum.
In 1925, attention shifted to the Melbourne golf course. A crushed human skull and finger, arm, and leg bones were found in association with a horse tooth. A piece ofivory that appeared to have been modified by humans was found at the bottom of the stratum containing bones. Other finds included a spear point near a mastodon bone and a turtle-back scraper and blade found with bear, camel, mastodon, horse, and tapir bones.[8] Similar human remains, Pleistocene animals, and Paleo-Indian artifacts were found inVero Beach, 30 miles (48 km) south of Melbourne, and similar Paleo-Indian artifacts were found at theHelen Blazes archaeological site, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Melbourne.
The first settlers, who arrived after 1877, included Richard W. Goode, his father John Goode,Cornthwaite John Hector, Captain Peter Wright, Balaam Allen, Wright Brothers, and Thomas Mason.[9] Three of these men, Wright, Allen, and Brothers were black freedmen.[10]
The city, formerly called "Crane Creek",[11] was named Melbourne in honor of its first postmaster,Cornthwaite John Hector, an Englishman who had spent much of his life inMelbourne,Victoria,Australia (which was, in turn, named after British Prime MinisterWilliam Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne).[12] He is buried in theMelbourne Cemetery, along with many early residents in the area. The first school in Melbourne, built in 1883, is on permanent exhibit on the campus of theFlorida Institute of Technology. By 1885, the town had 70 people.[13] The Greater Allen ChapelAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1885 and is still active.[14]
In the late 1890s, the Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home opened, and it is still in business. The oldest Black-owned business in the county is Tucker's Cut-Rate Plumbing. It opened in 1934.[15]
In the early 1900s, houses were often built in theframe vernacular style.[16] In 1919, a fire destroyed most of the original downtown along Front Street. At the time, it was rebuilt west ofU.S. Route 1.[17][18]
During theJim Crow years, Black people were required to enter movie theaters by a different entrance from Whites and sit in the balcony. Gas stations had signs for restrooms labeled "Men", "Women", and "Colored". This persisted until integration in the late 1960s.[19]
In late 1942, theNaval Air Station Melbourne was established as a site to train newly commissionedNavy andMarine pilots forWorld War II. The program ran until 1946, and the land that was used for that program makes up most of what is currently theMelbourne Orlando International Airport.[20]
In 1969, the cities ofEau Gallie and Melbourne voted to merge, forming modern-day Melbourne.[21]
In the 1950s, Babcock Street was extended north to intersect with US 1. The Melbourne Shopping Center was constructed on Babcock, the area's firststrip mall. Consumers were sufficiently attracted to this new mall that the traditional downtown, off New Haven, suffered.Urban blight was successfully mitigated in the 1980s.[22]
A board was created by the legislature to spend a 10% tax on electric bills. This was used by the Melbourne Civic Improvement Board to build the Melbourne Auditorium, the first library and fire station, and various parks. The board was dissolved when Melbourne was merged with Eau Gallie in 1969.[22] That merger doubled the size of Melbourne.[23]
Streetlights were gradually added until by the early 1960s, streets east of Babcock Street had lights. Lights were added to streets west of Babcock after the early 1960s.[24]
In 1969, the city electedJulius Montgomery, its first Black councilman. Montgomery was also the first African American student of Brevard Engineering College, later Florida Institute of Technology, which named their Pioneer Award after him.[25][26]
On August 2, 1995, the city received a record 9.06 inches (230 mm) of rainfall fromHurricane Erin.[27] During the week of August 22, 2008, a record 17.54 inches (446 mm) of rain fell, caused byTropical Storm Fay.[27]
A 2009Halloweenstreet party sponsored by a downtown restaurant attracted an estimated 8,000–10,000 people. This overwhelmed the downtown area. Street parties were curtailed until public-safety issues were addressed.[28]
On February 18, 2017, presidentDonald J. Trump held his first post-inauguration rally at theOrlando-Melbourne International Airport, drawing a crowd around 9,000 people according to the Melbourne police department.[29]
Melbourne is located about 60 miles (97 km) southeast ofOrlando on theSpace Coast, alongInterstate 95. It is roughly midway betweenJacksonville andMiami. According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 39.6 square miles (102.5 km2), of which 5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2) (14.42%) are covered by water.[30]
The east–west street named Brevard Drive was historically the "center" of town, with addresses called "north" and "south" of this street. The north–south Babcock Street provided the same centerline for "east" and "west" directions.
Melbourne Beachside has a small presence on theSouth Beaches barrier island. It is often confused withMelbourne Beach, a separate political entity.
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Melbourne, Florida has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa), bordering closely to atropical savanna climate (Aw). Melbourne has a distinctly seasonal precipitation pattern, with a hot and wet season (late May through October) and a warm and dry season (November through April). The climate is strongly influenced by the nearbyAtlantic Ocean andGulf Stream, as well as incursions of cold fronts from the north in winter.
Melbourne averages 51 inches (1,300 mm) of rainfall annually, much of it coming in convective thunderstorms from late May to early October. The record rainfall occurred on August 20, 2008, when Tropical Storm Fay dropped 18.21 inches (463 mm).[31] Melbourne can sometimes have moderate to severe drought conditions from late fall through spring, with brush fires occurring and water restrictions put in place. Melbourne averages two days per year with frost, although several years might pass without a frost in the city of Melbourne or at the ocean beaches. On Christmas Eve 2003, the city, as did others on the east central coast of Florida, received snow from theocean effect, when cold air passes over the considerably hotter ocean and causes the rise of air with higher temperature to bring moisture into the higher portions of theatmosphere.[32]
| Climate data for Melbourne, Florida (Melbourne Orlando International Airport), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1937–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 89 (32) | 92 (33) | 93 (34) | 97 (36) | 99 (37) | 101 (38) | 102 (39) | 101 (38) | 98 (37) | 96 (36) | 91 (33) | 90 (32) | 102 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 83.8 (28.8) | 85.6 (29.8) | 88.8 (31.6) | 90.2 (32.3) | 93.1 (33.9) | 94.7 (34.8) | 95.5 (35.3) | 94.8 (34.9) | 93.0 (33.9) | 90.1 (32.3) | 86.1 (30.1) | 83.9 (28.8) | 96.6 (35.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 73.2 (22.9) | 75.2 (24.0) | 78.4 (25.8) | 82.3 (27.9) | 86.6 (30.3) | 89.5 (31.9) | 90.9 (32.7) | 90.9 (32.7) | 89.1 (31.7) | 85.0 (29.4) | 79.2 (26.2) | 75.7 (24.3) | 83.0 (28.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 63.3 (17.4) | 65.4 (18.6) | 68.6 (20.3) | 73.1 (22.8) | 78.1 (25.6) | 81.9 (27.7) | 83.1 (28.4) | 83.4 (28.6) | 82.1 (27.8) | 77.5 (25.3) | 70.7 (21.5) | 66.2 (19.0) | 74.5 (23.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 53.5 (11.9) | 55.6 (13.1) | 58.8 (14.9) | 63.9 (17.7) | 69.7 (20.9) | 74.3 (23.5) | 75.3 (24.1) | 75.9 (24.4) | 75.2 (24.0) | 70.1 (21.2) | 62.1 (16.7) | 56.7 (13.7) | 65.9 (18.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 33.9 (1.1) | 36.8 (2.7) | 41.5 (5.3) | 48.2 (9.0) | 58.3 (14.6) | 67.5 (19.7) | 70.0 (21.1) | 70.9 (21.6) | 68.3 (20.2) | 54.0 (12.2) | 44.7 (7.1) | 37.9 (3.3) | 31.9 (−0.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 19 (−7) | 27 (−3) | 25 (−4) | 35 (2) | 47 (8) | 55 (13) | 60 (16) | 60 (16) | 57 (14) | 41 (5) | 30 (−1) | 21 (−6) | 19 (−7) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 2.63 (67) | 1.98 (50) | 2.69 (68) | 2.29 (58) | 3.53 (90) | 7.10 (180) | 6.50 (165) | 6.67 (169) | 7.63 (194) | 4.86 (123) | 2.55 (65) | 2.36 (60) | 50.79 (1,290) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 10.2 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 119.5 |
| Source: NOAA[33][34] | |||||||||||||
Tropical flora typical of more southerly locations is grown in the Melbourne area (coconut palms,royal palms,Christmas palms, andbananas), but can be damaged or killed when subjected to infrequent light freezes or cooler temperatures, although several years might pass without a freeze in the Melbourne area. The area has many lush gardens and public landscapes, and is noted for the botanical northern limit of cultivatedcoconut palms on the Florida East Coast.
TheFlorida Department of Environmental Protection has ordered the city to reduce pollution of theIndian River Lagoon, which it borders; about 80% of the city's landmass drains in the direction of the lagoon. The city must reduce run-off by 44,000 pounds (20,000 kg) of nitrogen and 13,000 pounds (5,900 kg) of phosphorus. The city responded by banning the use of fertilizer before flood and storm warnings.[35]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 99 | — | |
| 1900 | 131 | 32.3% | |
| 1910 | 157 | 19.8% | |
| 1920 | 533 | 239.5% | |
| 1930 | 2,677 | 402.3% | |
| 1940 | 2,622 | −2.1% | |
| 1950 | 4,223 | 61.1% | |
| 1960 | 11,982 | 183.7% | |
| 1970 | 40,236 | 235.8% | |
| 1980 | 46,536 | 15.7% | |
| 1990 | 59,646 | 28.2% | |
| 2000 | 71,382 | 19.7% | |
| 2010 | 76,068 | 6.6% | |
| 2020 | 84,678 | 11.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[36] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[37] | Pop 2010[38] | Pop 2020[39] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White (NH) | 57,600 | 57,149 | 57,743 | 80.69% | 75.13% | 68.19% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 6,493 | 7,553 | 8,070 | 9.10% | 9.93% | 9.53% |
| Native American orAlaska Native (NH) | 218 | 184 | 213 | 0.31% | 0.24% | 0.25% |
| Asian (NH) | 1,639 | 2,331 | 3,063 | 2.30% | 3.06% | 3.62% |
| Pacific Islander orNative Hawaiian (NH) | 34 | 53 | 42 | 0.05% | 0.07% | 0.05% |
| Some other race (NH) | 137 | 162 | 528 | 0.19% | 0.21% | 0.62% |
| Multiracial (NH) | 1,303 | 1,842 | 4,365 | 1.83% | 2.42% | 5.15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3,958 | 6,794 | 10,654 | 5.54% | 8.93% | 12.58% |
| Total | 71,382 | 76,068 | 84,678 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the2020 United States census, 84,678 people, 32,874 households, and 18,242 families were residing in the city.[40]
As of the2010 United States census, 76,068 people, 33,377 households, and 18,394 families were living in the city.[41]
As of 2000, 24.0% of the households had children under 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were not families. About 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.82.
In 2000, the city's age distribution was 20.7% under 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.
As of 2000, per capita income for the city was $19,175. In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $34,571, and for a family was $42,760. Males had a median income of $32,242 versus $22,419 for females. In Melbourne, about 8.6% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under 18 and 8.5% of those 65 or over.
As of 2000, 90.39% of residents spokeEnglish as theirfirst language, while 4.69% spokeSpanish, 0.84% spokeFrench, 0.73% spokeGerman, and 0.55% spokeArabic as theirmother tongue. In total, 9.60% of the total population spoke languages other than English.[42]
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The Melbourne City Council consists of the mayor and six district council members.[43][44] Melbourne uses acouncil-manager form of government.[45]
City officials
The following are appointed by the council:
Melbourne city officials created the Babcock Street Redevelopment District in 1998 to stimulate new development along Babcock Street from U.S. 1 south toU.S. 192. A 218-unit apartment complex built in 2005 is the most recent step to revitalize this area.
In 2010, theEau Gallie Arts District received its designation as a Florida Main Street. Established in 1860 along the Indian River, the arts district (called EGAD!) has proven to be highly successful in its redevelopment of the community of art galleries, shops, restaurants, Melbourne's first microbrewery, and contains the city civic center and public library with a public pier, Historic Rossetter House and Gardens, Pineapple Park, a few businesses over 40 years old, and a community park and band shell, which is the center of many community activities. It is now an unaccredited main street program.
A $180.8 million operating and capital budget was passed for the 2014–2015 fiscal year.[46]
In 2007, the city had a taxable real estate base of $4.96 billion.[47]
A 2011 study rated the general pension fund for city employees highly at 190%. Less favorably rated were the pension plans for fire and police employees.[48]
In 2009, the city had 870 full-time and 176 part-time employees.[49]
Melbourne Orlando International Airport is located near the center of the city. Melbourne contains defense and technology companies with a high concentration ofhigh-tech workers.[50] The following corporations have operations in Melbourne:
In 2007, the average size of Melbourne's labor force was 39,391. Of that group, 37,708 were employed and 1,683 were unemployed, for an unemployment rate of 4.3%.[55]
In 2008, 259building permits were issued for 263 units. There were 209 permits issued for 320 units in 2007, which was down from 329 permits for 512 units in 2006.[56]
Themedian home price in 2007 was $215,000.[55]
In May 2005, the Melbourne–Titusville–Palm Bay area was among the top 20 in home price appreciation from 2003 to 2004.[57]
In 2009,Forbes ranked the area 18th out of 100metropolitan statistical areas and first of eight such areas in Florida for affordable housing and short commute times, among other factors.[58]
Melbourne has two downtown business districts, a result of the merger of Eau Gallie into Melbourne:
The city has three hospitals, a day care for senior citizens, a hospice, and walk-in and urgent-care facilities.[60] Holmes Medical Center and Melbourne Regional Medical Center offer medical care;Kindred Hospital is a chronic-care facility for ventilated patients and does not accept emergency patients. A new Viera Hospital was opened in May 2011.
The city has twogolf courses. About 96,477 rounds were played in 2009–10. Revenues were $2,207,502. Rounds and revenue have been dropping since 2006; in 2011, the city raised rates for residents to the same as for nonresidents, $27 per round or $522 annual fee.[61]
The Eau Gallie Arts District is regularly highlighted as a top destination in the national rankings that are published. Readmore.
Brevard Mall, the area's first mall, was built in 1962. It was followed byMelbourne Square in 1982.
In December:
There are four places on theNational Register of Historic Places:[68]
The following places also are historic:
Eau Gallie Arts District has an established historical walking tour that includes over 20 historical buildings or locations in the arts district available through a FLORIDA STORIES app to your phone.
Melbourne was an official host city for the1996 Olympic Torch Relay.[69]
Co-educational adult and youth sports programs are offered inflag football andultimate frisbee.[70]
The city of Melbourne hosts an annual indoorpickleball tournament called the Melbourne Meltdown Pickleball Championship.[71] The third annual tournament was played on March 4–6, 2021, at the Melbourne Auditorium.
The city of Melbourne contains over 554.72 acres (2.2 km2) of city park land, including 17 community parks,[72] 13 neighborhood parks,[73] and five smaller city parks.[74]
One of the many forms of recreation is local fishing in places such as Lake Washington.[75]
Melbourne houses three branches of Brevard County Public Libraries including the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Public Library, Eau Gallie Public Library, and the Melbourne Public Library.
The first home of the Melbourne Public Library was established in 1924 with funds raised by the Library Association of Melbourne. The current Melbourne Public Library is a 25,000 square ft building located in Wells Park. It was first opened to the public in July 1989.
The Eau Gallie Public Library was also first opened in the 1920s, starting as a library for the Eau Gallie Woman's Club. In 1939, the club officially sponsored the small library, beginning with only 22 books. The current building opened in 1962, gradually expanding over the years. In October, 1990 the Eau Gallie Public Library had a collection of 67,023 volumes and over 25,000 registered borrowers, a testament to the faith of the founders of the Eau Gallie Woman's Club. The library is located in Riverfront Park overlooking the Indian River.[76]
Of all residents 25 years or older, 88.5% are high school graduates, and 25.7% have a bachelor's degree or higher.[55]
Public schools are run by theBrevard County School Board.
Prior to 1964, segregated schools were maintained for White and Black students under the doctrine ofseparate but equal education. Black students were educated at Melbourne Vocational School from 1921 until it burned in 1953. For the next five years, the students met in the former hospital of the Naval Air Station, untilStone High School was opened in 1958. In 1964, the schools were integrated and Stone was repurposed as Stone Middle School.[77]
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Brevard Business News is a weekly newspaper in Melbourne, covering business news and trends for the Space Coast. Fred Krupski startedBrevard Business News in 1981,[84] and Adrienne B. Roth purchased it in 1986.
Florida Today is the major daily newspaper serving Brevard County, Florida. TheGannett corporation started the paper in 1966.[85] It covers the Space Coast andCentral Florida. The other major paper is theHometown News ln Melbourne.[citation needed]
WFIT 89.5 FM—this radio station is an NPR station based on the grounds of Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne is part of the Orlando television market. Cable is provided bySpectrum.
The city is responsible for about 300 miles (480 km) of road. It would like to resurface 5% (15 miles (24 km)) of that each year. It was able to afford to pave half of that in 2013.[86]
Roads in the older part of the city, in what is today the southeast, are oriented toward the north–south road, Babcock Street, with compass directions measured east and west from that road. In the same area, a very minor east–west road, Brevard Drive, separates compass directions north and south.
U.S. 1 – Known officially as Harbor City Boulevard, this road runs parallel to theIndian River on the far eastern side of the city. The highway is six-lanes throughout the city. Within the city limits, this road intersects two causeways: theEau Gallie andMelbourne Causeways. Major intersections include University Boulevard, New Haven Avenue, U.S. 192, SR 508, CR 507, CR 5054, SR 518, CR 511, Lake Washington Road, and Post Road.
U.S. 192 – Locally named New Haven Avenue, and Strawbridge Avenue in downtown, this road passes through commercial, entertainment, and retail areas of Melbourne. It serves as a route toKissimmee and the tourist corridor ofOrlando to the west, and the town ofIndialantic to the east via theMelbourne Causeway. Major intersections include Evans Road/Hollywood Boulevard, Dairy Road, SR 507/CR 507, New Haven Avenue, and U.S. 1.
Interstate 95 – This highway is six-lanes throughout its run in Melbourne. There are three exits within city limits: Exit 180 (U.S. 192), Exit 182 (Ellis Road), and Exit 183 (SR 518).
SR A1A – This road runs along the barrier island portion of Melbourne and provides access toIndian Harbour Beach andIndialantic. There is only one major intersection: SR 518.
SR 507 – The state road portion of Babcock Street, this road runs from the city limits of Palm Bay to U.S. 192, serving theFlorida Institute of Technology along the way. Major intersections include Florida Avenue, University Boulevard, and U.S. 192.
CR 507 – The county road portion of Babcock Street, this road runs from U.S. 192 to U.S. 1, serving one of the main economic centers of Melbourne. Major intersections include U.S. 192, SR 508, and U.S. 1.
SR 508 – This road runs from U.S. 1 to theMelbourne Orlando International Airport. Major intersections include Air Terminal Parkway, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, CR 507, and U.S. 1.
CR 509 – Known locally as Wickham Road, this is one of the busiest roads in Melbourne: Up to 38,680 cars use Wickham Road weekdays, and the average is 33,850.[87] Major intersections include Ellis Road/NASA Boulevard, SR 5054/CR 5054, SR 518, CR 511, Lake Washington Boulevard, and Post Road.
CR 511 – Known almost universally as John Rodes Boulevard while north–south and Aurora Road while east–west, this road enters from West Melbourne and ends at U.S. 1, running through some impoverished areas of the town. Major intersections include Ellis Road, SR 518, CR 509, and U.S. 1.
SR 518 – Known locally as Eau Gallie Boulevard, this road's run is entirely in Melbourne, running from Interstate 95 to SR A1A over theEau Gallie Causeway. It runs through the Eau Gallie Arts District. Major intersections include Interstate 95, SR 5054, CR 509, U.S. 1, SR 513, and SR A1A.
SR 5054 – The state road designation being entirely unsigned, the road is mostly known as Sarno Road. It has a short run from SR 518 to CR 509, where Sarno Road continues as CR 5054.
CR 5054 – The more urban portion of Sarno Road. Major intersections include CR 509, Croton Boulevard, Apollo Boulevard, and U.S. 1.
TheUnion Cypress Company Railroad ran east to west through south Melbourne in the early 1900s. Themill town ofHopkins was near the present-day streets of Mill Street and Main Street.
TheFlorida East Coast Railway (FEC) runs through Melbourne, staying west of U.S. 1 through its entire run. Into the early 1960s, passengers could take one of twoChicago-bound trains (on alternating days), theCity of Miami or theSouth Wind (both viaBirmingham) and theNew York-boundEast Coast Champion,Havana Special, andMiamian from Melbourne's Florida East Coast station.[88] Into the latter 1950s, passengers could take theDixie Flagler to Chicago viaAtlanta from the station.[89] The FEC operated local passenger service betweenJacksonville and the Miami area until July 31, 1968.[90]
TheBrightline passenger rail company is considering service to extend north fromWest Palm Beach to the Space Coast, but so far, has passed over Melbourne forCocoa.[91]
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Melbourne Orlando International Airport (IATA:MLB,ICAO:KMLB,FAALID:MLB) is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of the city's original business district. The airport has daily flights on six passenger airlines and a cargo one, includingDelta,Delta Connection,American Eagle andElite Airways.
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Power is provided byFlorida Power and Light. Gas is provided byFlorida City Gas.
Cable TV service is provided bySpectrum.
Traditional landline telephone service is mainly provided byAT&T, while some cable customers useSpectrum digital telephone (VOIP) service.
Internet service providers in Melbourne range from various 56 kbit/s providers, AT&T (formerly BellSouth) FastAccess DSL, andSpectrum cable internet.Fiber-optic networks are installed in the city mainly for business purposes and have not been integrated for home use.
The Water Department not only provides water for the city, but for surrounding towns and cities for a premium, including Melbourne Beach, Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach,Satellite Beach,Palm Shores,Melbourne Village,West Melbourne, and a portion of unincorporated Brevard County south of thePineda Causeway.[94] In 2020, it served about 170,000 people.[95] Wholesale water service is provided to West Melbourne. The total distribution area is about 100 square miles (259 km2)[96] Two water treatment plants take water fromLake Washington and deep wells, providing 25,000,000 US gallons (95,000,000 litres; 21,000,000 imperial gallons) of drinking water per day. This water is treated withchloramine andozone.[97][98] Almost annually, the city is obliged to substitute the strongerfree chlorine for the summer months when algae blooms are prevalent.[99] In 2003, water rates were $2.27/1,000 US gallons (3,785 L) sewer $4.47/1,000 US gallons (3,785 L).[100]
Solid waste removal and recycling is provided bySolid Waste Management, part of the city of Melbourne's Environmental Community Outreach (ECO) Division.
Melbourne Square, in the city of Melbourne, located on U.S. 192 west of downtown, is one of the largest shopping centers in Brevard County. In the 1960s, the motto of Melbourne was, "Crossroads to the Universe".
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