Map of Merritt Island, United States

Merritt Island is a city in Florida, United States, with a population of about 34,743. It lies at 28.3590°N, 80.6900°W, about 1 m above sea level. Merritt Island is about 1,219 km (758 mi) south of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Titusville, 30 km to the north.

Merritt Island at a glance

Where is Merritt Island?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 20 min on the shortest day to 13 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Merritt Island

• Titusville — 30 km north
• Melbourne — 32 km south
• Palm Bay — 37 km south
• Alafaya — 56 km northwest
• Saint Cloud — 59 km west
• Oviedo — 61 km northwest
• Orlando — 70 km west
• Winter Springs — 71 km northwest
• Kissimmee — 71 km west
• Altamonte Springs — 74 km northwest

Largest cities in Florida

• Jacksonville — 1,009,833
• Miami — 487,014
• Tampa — 414,547
• Orlando — 334,854
• St. Petersburg — 257,083
• Hialeah — 237,069
• Tallahassee — 201,731
• Fort Lauderdale — 183,146
• Cape Coral — 175,229
• Pembroke Pines — 166,611

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.