Palm Bay, FL: Population, ZIP Codes & Nearby Cities

Palm Bay is a large incorporated city in Brevard County, Florida. In the dataset behind this page it has an estimated population of 507,002, sits at 27.955°N, 80.663°W, and observes Eastern time. Below you will find how it ranks inside Florida, which ZIP codes it uses, the closest places around it, and how far it is from major US cities.

What are the key facts about Palm Bay, FL?

What is the population of Palm Bay, FL?

Palm Bay has an estimated population of 507,002. That makes it the 7th largest of 911 places in Florida, placing it among the state's ten biggest, and the largest place in its county. The typical place in Florida has about 5,390 residents, so Palm Bay is many dozens of times larger than a typical place in the state.

Estimates for large urban places often reflect the wider urban area served by the same ZIP codes rather than the legal city limits, so the number can exceed the official city count. Our guide to understanding city population numbers explains why sources disagree.

Places in Florida with a similar population include Port St. Lucie (461,152), Bonita Springs (421,291), Palm Coast (417,007), Kissimmee (382,720), Pensacola (346,921). Comparing these pages is a quick way to see how Palm Bay differs from communities of the same scale.

How dense is Palm Bay?

Palm Bay has about 1,181 people per square mile (456 per square kilometer), which we classify as suburban. Within Florida, it is denser than about 39% of the listed places. Land at this level is usually a mix of single-family neighborhoods, shopping corridors and parks, where driving is common but destinations are close. Read how to interpret population density to see how we draw these lines.

What ZIP codes does Palm Bay use?

The postal data lists 10 ZIP codes for Palm Bay: 32909, 32905, 32907, 32976, 32948, 32908, 32902, 32906, 32910, 32911. A long list like this is typical of a large city, where dozens of delivery areas, PO box codes and institutional codes sit inside the same municipality. Codes beginning with 3 are assigned to the Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee). Learn more in our guide to how ZIP codes work or check any code with the ZIP code lookup.

What time zone is Palm Bay in?

Palm Bay is in the Eastern time zone, which is UTC−5 from Coordinated Universal Time in standard time (IANA zone America/New_York). The area observes daylight saving time, so clocks move forward in March and back in November. The nearest listed place in a different time zone is Callaway, FL, about 332 miles away, which gives a sense of how far the nearest zone boundary may be. Current local time: see the Eastern time hub. For the rules behind these zones, read US time zones explained.

Where is Palm Bay located in Florida?

Palm Bay lies in the eastern part of Florida, at 27.955° north latitude and 80.663° west longitude. The state capital, Tallahassee, is about 277 miles to the northwest. The closest listed place in another state is St. Marys, GA, roughly 201 miles to the north, which shows how near Palm Bay is to a state line. For big-city services, the nearest place with more than 100,000 people is Port St. Lucie, FL, 50 miles to the south.

Which cities are near Palm Bay, FL?

The closest listed place to Palm Bay is West Melbourne, FL, 7.9 miles to the north. Of the eight nearest places below, 6 are in the same county. Distances are straight-line (great-circle) miles measured between place centers; see how distance is calculated.

Which county is Palm Bay in?

Palm Bay is in Brevard County, which has the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code 12009. The county contains 27 places in our data, 18 of which have their own page here and 9 smaller communities that appear only in county and state lists. Other places in the county include Melbourne (83,029), Titusville (57,891), Merritt Island (36,532), Rockledge (28,227), West Melbourne (24,259). Codes like this one help separate places that share a name; see the guide to counties and FIPS codes.

How far is Palm Bay from major US cities?

Among six major hubs, Palm Bay is closest to Atlanta, GA at about 459 miles and farthest from Los Angeles, CA at about 2,262 miles in a straight line. Road distances are usually 10 to 30 percent longer. Try the distance calculator for any other pair.

Are there other places called Palm Bay?

No. In our data, Palm Bay in Brevard County, Florida is the only place with this name, so the name alone is enough to identify it, though adding the state is still good practice in addresses and forms.

Where to go next

Population and density come from a compiled dataset and are estimates. They may differ from official Census Bureau counts. Verify important figures at census.gov.