Merritt Island, Florida

About Merritt Island

Merritt Island, FL is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Florida.

Merritt Island holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 16.97 square miles.

📰 Merritt Island News Today

• Week 8 Roundup: Merritt Island beats Eau Gallie in OT thriller Florida Today · Oct 10
• RAYMOND PATRICK GREENE Legacy | Obituary · Oct 7
• Mom finds kids dead in home with their dad in apparent murder-suicide, Cocoa police say WESH · Oct 8
• Merritt Island vs Away - Girls Varsity Volleyball 10/12/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Oct 6
• Merritt Island, FL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 18

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 Merritt Island Unique

• The only place in America named Merritt Island — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Merritt Island

• Banana River Aquatic Preserve reviews ★
• Harbor Point Park reviews ★
• Rotary Park Merritt Island reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Merritt Island

• AUDUBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• EDGEWOOD JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
• GARDENDALE SEPARATE DAY SCHOOL
• LEWIS CARROLL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• MERRITT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL
• MILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER
• ROBERT L. STEVENSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
• TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Merritt Island

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