Fellsmere, Florida

Fellsmere is a city in Indian River County, Florida, United States. It is part of the SebastianVero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,834 at the 2020 census.

Fellsmere, Florida
City of Fellsmere
Location in Indian River County and the state of Florida
Fellsmere, Florida
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 27°46′0″N 80°35′55″W
Country United States
State Florida
County Indian River
Incorporated1911
Government
  MayorJoel Tyson
  Vice MayorFernando Herrera
  Council MembersInocensia Hernandez,
Gerald Renick, and
Mayor Pro Tem
Jessica Salgado
  City ManagerMark D. Mathes
  City ClerkMaria Suarez-Sanchez
Area
  Total57.79 sq mi (149.67 km2)
  Land57.58 sq mi (149.13 km2)
  Water0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total4,834
  Density83.95/sq mi (32.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
32948
Area code772
FIPS code12-22100
GNIS feature ID0282414
Websitewww.cityoffellsmere.org

It is home of the Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival and was home to the now closed National Elephant Center. Fellsmere is the first place in Florida where women were allowed to vote. In a municipal election on June 19, 1915, resident Zena M. Dreier became the first woman to legally cast a ballot in the American South, five years before the 19th Amendment established women's suffrage nationally.

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