Cocoa, Florida

About Cocoa

Set in the eastern part of Florida, Cocoa is a close-knit town, home to 19,909 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Cocoa holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 13.71 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,452 residents per square mile.

📰 Cocoa News Today

• Mom finds kids dead in home with their dad in apparent murder-suicide, Cocoa police say WESH · Oct 8
• Two children, man dead in Cocoa in suspected murder-suicide WKMG · Oct 7
• Two children, adult man dead in Cocoa murder-suicide, police report Florida Today · Oct 8
• Man, 2 children found dead in Cocoa home in suspected murder-suicide FOX 35 Orlando · Oct 7
• Three people found dead in suspected murder-suicide at Cocoa home WFTV · Oct 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Florida headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Cocoa Unique

• The only place in America named Cocoa — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 19,909.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cocoa

• Chapparral — mexican
• Odyssey Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science · Museum
• Astronaut Memorial Planetarium & Observatory · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cocoa

• Bracco Pond Park reviews ★
• Carl E. Anderson Park reviews ★
• Cocoa Manor reviews ★
• Don “Mo” Stradley Memorial Park reviews ★
• Junny Rios Martinez Park reviews ★
• Travis Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cocoa

• ATLANTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• BREVARD COUNTY JAIL COMPLEX
• BREVARD COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER
• BREVARD VIRTUAL ESCHOOL
• BREVARD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE
• BREVARD VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM
• CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
• CHALLENGER 7 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• COCOA HIGH SCHOOL
• ENDEAVOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• ENTERPRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• FAIRGLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• SATURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• SPACE COAST JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Cocoa

🏘️ Nearby Communities