East Central Florida

Activities and attractions for Central East Coast Florida.

The central east coast of Florida includes the five counties shown in the center of the page. Some very popular and internationally famous destinations lie in the area including the Kennedy Space Center and Daytona Beach. Jupiter Island has the distinction of having some of the most costly real estate in the world. The area also has its share of parks and wildlife refuges including the Canaveral National Seashore, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge,  the Saint Sebastian River State Buffer Preserve and Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

For further information on each city on the central east coast of Florida, Please click on the underlined. linked city name in the directory listing.

Volusia County

Year 2000 population: 443,343.

Major cities, population or tourist centers include:

Daytona Beach
New Smyrna Beach
Ormond Beach
Ponce Inlet
Port Orange

Brevard County

Year 2000 population: 476,230.

Major cities, population or tourist centers include:

Cape Canaveral

Cocoa
Cocoa Beach

Kennedy Space Center
Melbourne
Melbourne Beach

Merritt Island
Palm Bay
Satellite Beach
Titusville

Indian River County

Year 2000 population: 112,947.

Major cities, population or tourist centers include:
Sebastian
Vero Beach

St. Lucie County

Year 2000 population: 192,695.

Major cities, population or tourist centers include:

Fort Pierce
Port St. Lucie
St. Lucie

Some of the more familiar islands included in St. Lucie County are:

Hutchinson Island

Martin County

Year 2000 population: 126,731.

Major cities, population or tourist centers include:

Hobe Sound
Stuart
Jensen Beach
Palm City
Port Salerno

Some of the more familiar islands included in Martin County are:

Jupiter Island