
You just found out your new job is in Brevard County Florida.
You just received PCS orders to PAFB and/or CCAFS.
You are simply tired of the cold and ready to move to the Cocoa Beach area.
You will be moving to Florida and Brevard County
Where is Brevard County? What are the Brevard County Cities? Where are you going to live?
Where is Brevard County? We are in central Florida on the east coast pretty much right in the middle between Jacksonville and Miami, just south of Daytona Beach and east of Orlando. Brevard County is pretty unique in size and shape. The county stretches over 70 miles long and is less than 30 miles at its widest point.
Brevard County is surrounded by water. The Atlantic Ocean to the east. The St Johns River to the west. Sebastian Inlet and St Sebastian River to the south. The Canaveral Seashore to the north. We have the Indian River Intracoastal running through the entire county that separates the mainland from the barrier islands and beaches. We have a lot of other waterways that include the Banana River Lagoon, Crane Creek, Turkey Creek, Sykes Creek, Lake Washington, and Lake Poinsett just to name a few.
Brevard County Cities. Our cities include Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic, Melbourne Beach, Titusville, Cocoa, Merritt Island, Rockledge, Melbourne, West Melbourne, Melbourne Village, Palm Bay, Micco, Mims, Scottsmoor, and Grant-Valkaria.
Brevard County is home to the Kennedy Space Center and 2 military bases, Patrick Air Force Base (soon to be Patrick Space Force) and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. We have a lot of companies that support the space program, aerospace and military that include NASA, L3Harris, ULA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, Embraer and Boeing to name a few.
Now that you have a little information about the area, it’s time to figure out what part of Brevard County is right for you.
Where are you going to live? If you want to live on the beach (or Beach-side as I refer to it often) Anywhere along the A1A corridor will be a great option. This includes Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic, and Melbourne Beach. You could be living direct ocean or just a few blocks away from the ocean. Since the widest point of land beachside is 2 miles, you will be pretty close to the beach anywhere along the A1A corridor.
If you are OK with a short drive to the beach (approximately 15 minutes) then Merritt Island could be an option for you or anywhere on the mainland that is near one of the 5 causeways that connect to the beach. The causeways are State Road 528(Martin Anderson Beachline Express), State Road 520 (the Cocoa Beach Causeway), SR 404 (the Pineda Causeway), SR 518 (the Eau Gallie Causeway), or US192 (the Melbourne Causeway). Near the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville would also be a good option. No matter where you live in Brevard County, you are within 25 miles of beach access and can be there within 40 minutes (depending on traffic).
