Some of the cities, towns, and places in Indian River County are Blue Cypress Village, Citrus Ridge, Cummings, Fellsmere, Florida Ridge, Gifford, Indian River Shores, Nevins, Orchid, Oslo, Riomar, Roseland, Royal Poinciana Park, Sebastian, South Beach, Vero Beach, Vero Beach South, Vero Lake Estates, Wabasso, Wabasso Beach, West Vero Corridor, Windsor, Winter Beach
Indian River County (Spanish: Condado de Río Indio) is a county located in the southeastern and east-central portions of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 159,788. Its seat is Vero Beach. It is Florida's 7th richest county and in 2000 was the 87th richest county in the U.S. by per capita income.
Indian River County comprises the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The MSA was first defined as the Vero Beach, Florida MSA in 2003. It was renamed Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida MSA in 2005, and Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, Florida MSA in 2023. The MSA is included in the Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Combined Statistical Area.
On November 16-17 2023, northern Indian River County was severely impacted by flooding after 14” of rain fell in less than 24 hours.