Palm Bay
Palm Bay, located in Brevard County on Florida’s “Space Coast”, is the most populous city in the county. Palm Bay is 68.86 square miles in area with 3.1 square miles of that waterfront. Due to its size and population, Palm Bay has multiple zip codes and is divided into 4 quadrants: Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast. The most populated quadrant is Northeast while the most rural area is in the Southwest quadrant. Palm Bay has their own fire and police departments.
Palm Bay residents have a plethora of dining and shopping options. Other activities residents enjoy may include kayaking, boating, paddle boarding, fishing and visiting the Turkey Creek Sanctuary, which is 1.25 miles of boardwalk where you can enjoy nature. Multiple parks are located throughout the city including an urban skate park, a riverside park and others with amenities such as grills, picnic tables, restrooms, sports fields and even wi-fi.
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Palm Bay, located in Brevard County on Florida’s “Space Coast”, is the most populous city in the county. Palm Bay is 68.86 square miles in area with 3.1 square miles of that waterfront. Due to its size and population, Palm Bay has multiple zip codes and is divided into 4 quadrants: Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast. The most populated quadrant is Northeast while the most rural area is in the Southwest quadrant. Palm Bay has their own fire and police departments.
Palm Bay residents have a plethora of dining and shopping options. Other activities residents enjoy may include kayaking, boating, paddle boarding, fishing and visiting the Turkey Creek Sanctuary, which is 1.25 miles of boardwalk where you can enjoy nature. Multiple parks are located throughout the city including an urban skate park, a riverside park and others with amenities such as grills, picnic tables, restrooms, sports fields and even wi-fi.
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Location
Palm Bay residents have the fortune to be within 60 miles of three international airports, Melbourne Orlando International, Orlando International and Sanford Orlando International, allowing for many travel opportunities. Residents also enjoy being in close proximity to the Kennedy Space Center and Port Canaveral, the 2nd largest cruise-passenger port in the USA. This community is an integral part of Brevard County, catering to families, retirees and vacationers from all over the country.
History
The Ais people, attracted by the freshwater springs of Turkey Creek and the Indian River, are thought to have been the first inhabitants of the area. The city’s name seemed to have changed several times over the years being called Turkey Creek, Elbow Creek, and Crane Creek.
An early settler, John Tillman, arrived in the 1880s, constructed a wharf and began a banana grove and orange groves. With the wharf in place, Palm Bay became a steamboat stop and attracted other settlers. Growth was slack until the arrival of the railroad in 1894. The town was renamed Tillman after the prominent settler.
The city was renamed Palm Bay in the 1920s and became incorporated in January of 1960. In the next 30 years, the city would have a fire station, its first bank, library and hospital. In 2014, Harris Corporation, now known as L3Harris, opened up a $130 million dollar Technology Center on Palm Bay Road.