Map of Sebastian city, Florida

Sebastian is a city in Indian River County, Florida, United States at the confluence of the St. Sebastian River and the Indian River. It is two miles away from the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest city in Indian River County and the biggest population center between Palm Bay and Fort Pierce. The city’s economy is heavily reliant on tourism. It has numerous resorts in the local area, such as Disney’s Vero Beach Resort. It is very close to many natural and scenic areas like the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Sebastian Inlet State Park, and St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park.

In 2020, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 25,054.

Sebastian is a principal city of the Sebastian−Vero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Indian River County.

Sebastian city overview:
Name:	Sebastian city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Florida
County:	Indian River County
Elevation:	20 ft (6 m)
Total Area:	14.84 sq mi (38.44 km²)
Land Area:	14.00 sq mi (36.26 km²)
Water Area:	0.84 sq mi (2.18 km²)
Total Population:	25,054
Population Density:	1,789.70/sq mi (691.02/km²)
ZIP code:	32958, 32978
Area code:	772
FIPS code:	1264825
GNISfeature ID:	0295607

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History

In 1715, several Spanish ships loaded with treasure (known as the 1715 Treasure Fleet) encountered a storm off the shores of the Treasure Coast and were lost. It is estimated that only a portion of the sunken treasure has been found. The value placed on the treasure lost from the 1715 fleet has been estimated at more than US$500 million.

The town of Sebastian was a fishing village as early as the 1870s. In the early 1880s David Peter Gibson and Thomas New settled in the area. New filed to start a post office under the name New Haven. However, New got into legal trouble for misuse of his position as postmaster and was removed. Officially, Sebastian was founded in 1882 and named St. Sebastian, after Saint Sebastian. Later, “St.” was removed from the name of the town, but not from the river. Sebastian was incorporated as a city in 1923.

Nearby Pelican Island was declared the first National Wildlife refuge in the United States in 1903.