Map of Rio CDP, Florida

Rio is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 980 at the 2020 census. Rio is pronounced locally as if it were spelled “Rye-oh”. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Rio CDP overview:
Name:	Rio CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Florida
County:	Martin County
Elevation:	3 ft (1 m)
Total Area:	0.90 sq mi (2.34 km²)
Land Area:	0.38 sq mi (0.98 km²)
Water Area:	0.53 sq mi (1.36 km²)
Total Population:	980
Population Density:	2,592.59/sq mi (1,002.21/km²)
ZIP code:	34957 (Jensen Beach)
FIPS code:	1260550
GNISfeature ID:	0289712

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History

Rio proper was platted as “Rio St. Lucie”, but the post office established on March 24, 1893, was called “Rio San Lucie”. On December 1, 1897, the post office name was shortened to “Rio”. The Rio post office was discontinued on March 15, 1902, with the area being taken over by the post office at Goslingville, which was located on the narrow peninsula just north of the present-day Roosevelt Bridge. On April 6, 1904, the Rio post office was reactivated and it continued until October 15, 1927, when it was added to the post office at Jensen, now known as Jensen Beach.

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Geography

Rio is located in northeastern Martin County at 27°13′6″N 80°14′24″W / 27.21833°N 80.24000°W / 27.21833; -80.24000 (27.218419, -80.240037). It sits on the north side of the St. Lucie River across from Stuart, the county seat. It is bordered to the north and east by Jensen Beach and to the northwest by part of the Stuart city limits.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Rio CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km), of which 0.4 square miles (1.0 km) are land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km), or 58.19%, are water.