The City of Melbourne, also known as the Harbor City, is located on east central Florida’s Space Coast. Melbourne is about an hour’s drive south of the Kennedy Space Center, 1-1/2 hours due east of Disney World, and is in the southern portion of Brevard County.

While most of Melbourne is located on the Florida mainland, a small portion is located on a barrier island. The Indian River Lagoon separates the mainland from the island. The island is a narrow strip of land that separates the Lagoon from the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning the Indian River Lagoon to connect the mainland to the barrier island are a pair of four-lane, high-rise bridges -- the Melbourne Causeway and the Eau Gallie Causeway.

Today, the City is approximately 41 square miles in size, with about 75% of that land in use.