West Melbourne, Florida: City Guide

West Melbourne is a Brevard County city in east central Florida, about fifty miles south of the Kennedy Space Center, with City Hall at 2240 Minton Road.

The city's own history page places West Melbourne in east central Florida, approximately fifty miles south of the Kennedy Space Center (City of West Melbourne history page). West Melbourne City Hall is at 2240 Minton Road, West Melbourne, FL 32904, phone 321-727-7700 and fax 321-768-2390, and the Police Department, Parks and Recreation office and City Hall all sit on Minton Road (City of West Melbourne contact page). Last verified: October 21, 2026, against the West Melbourne history, government and contact pages, the FDOT Ellis Road project page and the Census ACS tables for place 1276500.

The biggest road project is Ellis Road. The Florida Department of Transportation lists project 426905-4 as a 1.827 mile widening of Ellis Road from west of John Rodes Boulevard to west of Wickham Road, taking it from two lanes to four separated by a raised median, with a $31 million construction cost, a Fall 2026 start and estimated completion in Spring 2029 (FDOT project 426905-4 page). FDOT names Brevard County, the cities of Melbourne and West Melbourne, the Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization and Melbourne Orlando International Airport as partners, and the same page takes comments and questions on the project. The FDOT project page also posts the project flyer and open house documents.

West Melbourne was created in 1959 to avoid annexation into the City of Melbourne and to prevent the levying of ad valorem taxes, according to the city.

The City of West Melbourne history page says the city provided limited services in its early years, and its first annual audit showed revenues of $13,578 and expenses of $2,138; the page sets that beside the 2019-2020 audit, which showed $37,028,775 in revenues and $28,085,405 in expenses (West Melbourne city history). The same page counts 3,050 people in West Melbourne in the 1970 Census and 25,924 in the 2020 Census.

Services grew in steps. The history page lists the purchase, expansion and improvement of a wastewater treatment, disposal and reuse facility, a city law enforcement program, recreational facilities, and planning and zoning, building, records management, road and drainage maintenance and administrative services. For water, West Melbourne buys its supply from the City of Melbourne and sells it to West Melbourne customers through lines and meters the city owns, the wastewater system is operated under contract by Jacobs, and the city counts over 10,000 water and sewer customers (West Melbourne city history).

One line on that page is out of date: the West Melbourne history page still says the next election is scheduled for November 2022. The West Melbourne new resident page points voters to the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections (West Melbourne new resident page), and the Brevard County elections and voting guide covers that office.

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates put West Melbourne at 28,795 residents, with a median age of 39.4.

In that ACS release, 18.9 percent of West Melbourne residents were 65 or older (ACS 2020-2024 DP05 for West Melbourne). Median household income in West Melbourne was $92,986, and workers averaged a 22.9 minute trip to work (ACS 2020-2024 DP03 for West Melbourne). The survey counts 11,713 housing units; renters occupied 27.1 percent of the occupied homes, the median owner-occupied value was $377,100 and median gross rent was $1,845 a month (ACS 2020-2024 DP04 for West Melbourne).

The two population figures on this page measure different things: the 25,924 on the West Melbourne history page is the 2020 Census count, while 28,795 is a five-year survey estimate covering 2020 to 2024 (West Melbourne city history). The West Melbourne demographics section has the fuller tables.

West Melbourne uses the council/manager form of government, with a seven-member City Council setting policy and a City Manager running daily operations from West Melbourne City Hall on Minton Road.

The city's Form of Government page describes the Mayor and City Council as the Board of Directors for the city and the City Manager as Chief Administrative Officer, who is responsible for daily operations, hires all city employees and department heads and prepares the annual budget the council approves (West Melbourne form of government page). The council has seven members, the Mayor and six council members, all elected by the city's qualified voters; candidates must live in the city for at least one year before qualifying, and the Mayor is head of government for ceremonial purposes and votes like any other member (West Melbourne city history).

Council minutes show where the work happens: the July 21, 2026 regular meeting began at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 2240 Minton Road, and the minutes list (321) 837-7774 as a City Hall phone (West Melbourne council minutes, July 21, 2026). Agendas and minutes are posted on the city's agenda center.

Public Works maintains West Melbourne streets, drainage, signs and rights-of-way, and after-hours water system emergencies go to 321-261-1766 (West Melbourne Public Works). Florida Power and Light supplies electricity, and water and sewer accounts are handled on the second floor of City Hall (West Melbourne new resident page). Since July 1, 2026, the West Melbourne Building Department applies Florida HB 803, which allows certain permit exemptions for small home improvement projects under $7,500 on single family homes, duplexes and townhomes, but not on properties in a flood zone, and electrical, plumbing and structural work still needs a permit (West Melbourne Building Department).

The West Melbourne Police Department works from 2290 Minton Road, on the same road as West Melbourne City Hall, with a lobby open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm and a non-emergency line at 321-723-9673.

The city's police directory listing gives the lobby hours as Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, closed Saturday and Sunday, with the phone 321-723-9673 and fax 321-952-2857 (West Melbourne police directory listing). The city contact page labels 321-723-9673 as the non-emergency number and 911 as the emergency number (West Melbourne contact page).

For a concern about an officer or any part of the department, the West Melbourne police Report a Concern page lists three routes: call 321-723-9673 and ask for the member's supervisor or the on-duty supervisor, visit the department at 2290 Minton Road and ask for the on-duty supervisor, or download the Report a Concern form and email, mail or drop it off (West Melbourne Report a Concern page). The page warns that it is not monitored 24 hours a day, so anything needing an officer goes to 911. The city history page counts the police program among the services West Melbourne added after 1959 (West Melbourne city history).

The West Melbourne Public Library, a Brevard County branch at 2755 Wingate Blvd., sits across from West Melbourne Community Park at 3000 Minton Road.

Brevard County Library Services lists the West Melbourne Public Library at 2755 Wingate Blvd., West Melbourne, FL 32904, phone (321) 952-4508 (West Melbourne Public Library page). The branch has a large meeting room for up to 120 people with a kitchenette and projector screen and a small meeting room for up to 12, both booked by calling (321) 952-4508. Internet computers are free for library card holders, a guest pass costs $1, an ADA accessible computer is available and Wi-Fi is free; the branch also lists a young adult room, a large children's room and mobile printing paid in cash. The Brevard County public library system guide covers cards and online services for every branch.

West Melbourne Community Park, at 3000 Minton Road across from the library, is the city's newest park and was formerly known as Max K. Rodes Park (West Melbourne Community Park page). The city lists the splash pad as open daily from 10am to 6pm and the skate park Monday through Sunday from 8:30am to 9:00pm, along with an amphitheater, free public Wi-Fi, a giant chess board, pavilions, restrooms and the Field of Dreams subfacility; the park line is 321-837-7779.

The city also rents out several of its parks and buildings. The West Melbourne rental facilities page lists the Veterans Memorial Complex, with a large meeting and party space for 200 and a conference room for 30; Clements Wood Park, with a softball field, soccer, a playground and pavilions; Sandhill Crane Park North, with a special population playground, softball, basketball and soccer fields and mini golf; and Sandhill Crane Park South, with a splash pad, skate park, amphitheater and five pavilions (West Melbourne rental facilities page). Bookings go through the Parks and Recreation Department at the Veterans Memorial Complex, 2285 Minton Road, 321-837-7779, and rental dates may be reserved up to one year in advance. The West Melbourne parks section covers each park in more detail.

West Melbourne takes part in the National Flood Insurance Program under a flood map dated March 17, 2014, and FEMA lists no Community Rating System class for the city.

FEMA's community status book lists the City of West Melbourne as NFIP community 120335, participating, with an initial flood insurance rate map dated March 18, 1980, a currently effective map dated 03/17/14, and empty class rating and discount fields (FEMA NFIP record for West Melbourne). The HB 803 permit exemptions described above do not apply to West Melbourne homes in a flood zone (West Melbourne Building Department), which makes the flood zone of a property worth checking before planning small projects.

Brevard County Emergency Management explains how county alerts reach West Melbourne homes: residents who register phone numbers and email addresses with AlertBrevard receive automated notices such as boil-water notices and shelter-in-place or evacuation orders for their address (Brevard County Emergency Management). The Brevard County guides to emergency management, AlertBrevard emergency alerts, hurricane shelters and the special needs registry, and sandbags carry the county details for West Melbourne households.