Micco, Florida
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Micco, Florida Chipco |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Brevard County and the state of Florida |
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| Coordinates: 27°52′39″N 80°30′52″W / 27.87750°N 80.51444°WCoordinates: 27°52′39″N 80°30′52″W / 27.87750°N 80.51444°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |
 Florida
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| County |
 Brevard
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| Settled | 1877 |
| First settler | Frank Smith |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.9 sq mi (25.6 km2) |
| • Land | 7.6 sq mi (19.7 km2) |
| • Water | 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 9,052 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 32976 |
| Area code(s) | 772 |
| FIPS code | 12-45275 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0286768 |
Micco is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brevard County and Indian River County, Florida. Over one half of the town is located within the City Of Sebastian. The population was 9,052 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Frank Smith was the first settler in 1877. In 1880, a post office was established under the name Chipco, however it was discontinued after only a year. It was re-established under the name Micco in 1884. In 1993, the post office was merged with the Sebastian post office. They are in two separate buildings next to one another, but one is merely a counterpart of the other.
Micco is mapped at 27°52′39″N 80°30′52″W / 27.87750°N 80.51444°W (27.877504, −80.514578).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.9 square miles (25.6 km2), of which 7.6 square miles (19.7 km2) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.8 km2), or 22.78%, is water.
Micco shares its zip code with Sebastian.
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