About Cocoa, Florida

A few stories course among Cocoa old timers with regards to how the town got its name. One story says that the mail used to stop by waterway boat and was put in a vacant tin box named Baker’s Cocoa. The container was nailed to a heaping in the stream close to downtown. Moreover, an early inn in the zone, situated on the Indian River tidal pond, was named Cocoa House.

Cocoa is situated at 28°22′10″N 80°44′38″W.

As per the United States Census Bureau, the city has an absolute zone of 15.4 square miles (39.9 km2). 13.3 square miles (34.5 km2) of it is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) of it (13.46%) is water. Cocoa is home to the most noteworthy point in Brevard County, recorded by the USGS as being 83 feet (25 m) above ocean level at its summit.

Cocoa is wealthy in history and offers numerous extraordinary encounters. The noteworthy midtown shopping locale brags an assortment stores and eateries with waterfront sees and notable scenes for any extraordinary event, for example, a wedding or commemoration party. Milestones, for example, the Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse, Porcher House, Derby Street Chapel, and the Moore Center add to the city’s noteworthy appeal. The City of Cocoa is unmistakably found and available by Interstate 95, State Roads 528, 520 and 524 and close to Port Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center and delightful sea shores. Cocoa is a short drive from Orlando International Airport and zone attractions. Notable Cocoa Village is a flourishing midtown with exceptional occasions occurring essentially consistently, including family-accommodating festivals, for example, July fourth, BBQ and Blues, Halloween in the Village, create fairs and the sky is the limit from there.