North Merritt IslandFlorida
North Merritt Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It occupies a portion of the physical Merritt Island, north of the CDP of Merritt Island and south of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
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About North Merritt Island
North Merritt Island, FL is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Florida.
North 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 16.86 square miles.
📰 North Merritt Island News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes North Merritt Island Unique
- The only place in America named North 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
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in North Merritt Island
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Astronaut Encounter · Attraction
- Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex® · Attraction
- Journey to Mars · Attraction
- Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex · Theme park
- Shuttle Launch Experience · Attraction
- Space Shuttle Atlantis · Attraction
- Spaceport KSC · Attraction
- Atlantis North Lawn · Attraction
- Chat With An Astronaut · Attraction
- Destination Mars · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in North Merritt Island
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.