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Vero Beach, Florida

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Vero Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32960. The Survey maps it on the Vero Beach quadrangle. 16,354 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 13 feet above sea level.

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Vero Beach within Indian River County

Then and now

1949 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 39 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Vero Beach, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Vero Beach, surveyed 1949

On record in Vero Beach

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 of 18 shown

Every listing in Indian River County

Population over time

2 figures

Vero Beach grew from 15,220 to 16,354 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201015,220
202016,354+1,134 (+7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

268 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 268 fires within 5 miles of Vero Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,343 acres in total. 48 started naturally. 28 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Railroad operations and maintenance56
Natural48
Missing data/not specified/undetermined45
Misuse of fire by a minor45
Arson/incendiarism28
Equipment and vehicle use16
Debris and open burning13
Recreation and ceremony12
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2015Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceAVIATION (31)
6 September 1999Natural6.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 September 2016Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceMILLSTONE (31)
4 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance6.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
27 September 1993Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 September 2002Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresFlorida Forest ServiceFIRST STREET (31)
19 September 2006Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Service(IR) 58TH AVE FIRE (1461)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Indian River County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Vero Beach: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Zirconium, Titanium-Heavy Minerals. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Riz Mineral Co. MineTitanium, ZirconiumPast Producer
Vero Beach PlacerTitanium-Heavy MineralsProducerKyanite, Zircon, Rutile, Leucoxene, Ilmenite

Every working recorded in Indian River County

Storms near this place

45 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vero Beach in 45 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 24 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 1993Thunderstorm WindVero Beach1 hurt, $500,000Downburst winds from a severe thunderstorm produced widespread damage in Vero Beach and Gifford. Eight homes in Vero Beach had major damage mainly from falling trees. Three commercial buildings were damaged, with trees and power lines down. Wings gusted to 83 mph at Vero Beach at 0427 EST.
October 2024Tornado (EF1)Vero Beach$12,000,000This tornado, the second of two to impact downtown Vero Beach, started on the west side of the tracks in Vero Beach South where a few instances of vegetative damage were noted. The circulation strengthened as it continued north along the tracks where more significant damage was noted to trees and structures between 20th St (SR 60) and the Vero Beach airport, coincident with wind gusts up to 100 mph. ||Several businesses suffered extensive roof loss and numerous trees were uprooted. Additionally, a large metal warehouse shifted off its foundation as its walls and roof collapsed near the train tracks at 19th Pl. The tornado continued north toward the Vero Beach Airport where dual-polarimetric radar data suggests the circulation quickly weakened as it approached Gifford.
June 1997LightningVero Beach$1,000,000Lightning caused a fire that completely destroyed a large house in Vero Beach. Damage was estimated at 1 million dollars.
August 2002Flash FloodVero Beach$50,000Heavy rain measuring about 5 inches in a few hours flooded streets and 3 homes in Vero Beach.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindVero Beach$50,000Strong thunderstorm downburst winds blew down light poles at Dodgertown baseball stadium. It also blew down trees and took the roof off of a golf course clubhouse in Vero Beach.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindVero Beach$40,000Downburst wind from a thunderstorm swept over a mobile home community in Vero Beach producing minor exterior damage to eight mobile homes. Most of the damage was to awnings and carports.
September 2004Tornado (F1)Vero Beach$20,000As the main eye wall of Hurricane Jeanne crossed the coast, an F1 strength tornado-like event moved through the northeast corner of the intersection of Interstate 95 and Highway 60, west of Vero Beach. In this area there was a path of blown down trees surrounded by trees with little damage. The size ofthe area was about .5 miles by 30 yards.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindVero Beach$15,000no account filed
February 1998Thunderstorm WindVero Beach$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and traffic signals in Vero Beach.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindVero Beach$10,000Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines in Vero Beach.
February 1995HailVero Beach$500no account filed
June 2016HailVero Beach-A photo on social media confirmed that nickel-sized hail fell in Vero Beach South.
September 2015Heavy RainVero Beach-Multi-day rainfall totals reached 5-10 inches across much of eastern Indian River County. The highest measured rain gauge total was 7.00 inches near Vero Beach. Temporary flooding of roadways, parking lots and yards occurred. Retention ponds and drainage canals became full or overflowed their banks.
October 2011Heavy RainVero Beach-Heavy rainfall associated with persistent cells produced urban, small stream, and roadway flooding in the Vero Beach area. Minor roadway and lowland flooding occurred within other parts of the county. The highest 3-day rainfall total reported within Indian River County, ending at 0600 EST October 10, was 15.55 inches, at a CoCoRaHS site located 4.8 miles west of Vero Beach (FL-IR-33).
July 2007HailVero Beach-Hail was reported along US Highway 1 just north of Vero Beach.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindVero Beach-Power lines were blown down and an awning was blown off a service station in Vero Beach.
April 1999Funnel CloudVero Beach-Indian River County Sheriff's Office reported a funnel cloud near Vero Beach.
August 1999FloodVero Beach-Heavy rains produced flooding of some major roadways around Vero Beach.
June 1997WaterspoutVero Beach-A waterspout was sighted 1 mile east of Vero Beach.
March 1995HailVero Beach-Nickel-size hail fell four miles west of Vero Beach.
September 1994HailVero Beach-A severe thunderstorm dropped golf-ball-size hail on Vero Beach.
February 2007HailVero Beach-no account filed
July 2007HailVero Beach-no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindVero Beach-no account filed
May 2006HailVero Beach-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindVero Beach-no account filed
June 2006HailVero Beach-no account filed
March 2005HailVero Beach-no account filed
March 2005HailVero Beach-no account filed
August 2005HailVero Beach-no account filed
June 2004HailVero Beach-no account filed
March 2002HailVero Beach-no account filed
April 2002HailVero Beach-no account filed
August 2002HailVero Beach-no account filed
May 1999HailVero Beach-no account filed
April 1999HailVero Beach-no account filed
June 1999HailVero Beach-no account filed
May 1998HailVero Beach-no account filed
June 1997HailVero Beach-no account filed
May 1996HailVero Beach-no account filed
June 1996HailVero Beach-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindVero Beach-no account filed
March 1996HailVero Beach-no account filed
March 1996Tornado (F0)Vero Beach-no account filed
March 1996Thunderstorm WindVero Beach-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Indian River County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Royal Poinciana Park1.8 miles16
Poinciana Park1.9 miles16
Nevins2.0 miles16
Riomar2.2 miles16
Gifford2.6 miles19
Oslo3.7 miles16
Florida Ridge4.1 miles16
South Beach4.3 miles16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Vero BeachAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q969026The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 292760. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.