Vero Beach is a city in and the county seat of Indian River County, Florida, United States. According to the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,354. Nicknamed "The Hibiscus City", Vero is situated about 85 miles (137 km) southeast of Orlando along the Indian River Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean on Florida's Treasure Coast. Because it is located about 65 miles (105 km) north of West Palm Beach at the northern end of the South Florida region, the city has adopted two similar mottos "The Gateway to the Tropics" and "Where the Tropics Begin".
Southeast
Vero Beach
Indian River County, FL
Population
16,531
Walk Score
79 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,139
Median home value
$347,700
Settled
1870
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Osceola Park Historic Residential District · listed 2013
Notable landmarks
- Driftwood Inn and Restaurant · listed 1994
- Gregory, Judge Henry F., House · listed 1994
- Hallstrom House · listed 2002
- Hausmann, Theodore, Estate · listed 1997
- Indian River County Courthouse · listed 1999
- Maher Building · listed 1994
- McKee Jungle Gardens · listed 1998
- Old Palmetto Hotel · listed 1991
- Pueblo Arcade · listed 1997
- Royal Park Arcade · listed 1998
- Ryburn Apartments · listed 2023
- Treasure Hammock Ranch Farmstead · listed 2013
- Vero Beach Community Building, Old · listed 1993
- Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant · listed 1999
- Vero Beach Woman's Club · listed 1995
- Vero Railroad Station · listed 1987
- Vero Theatre · listed 1992
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