Vero Lake Estates is an
unincorporated community
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in
Indian River County
Indian River County () 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 w ...
,
Florida
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, United States, off
CR 510. It contains the western portion of Wabasso Road, although it is not connected to
CR 510. The entire area contains a
street grid
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Two inherent characteristics of the grid plan, fr ...
, (77th Street on the south;
County Road 512 (95th Street) on the north, and 90th Avenue on the east; 108th Avenue on the west). The ZIP Code for Vero Lake Estates is 32967.
Vero Lake Estates is part of
Vero Beach
Vero Beach is a city in and the county seat of Indian River County, Florida, United States. According to the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,354. Nicknamed "The Hibiscus City", Vero is situated about southeast of Orlando along the ...
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Vero Lake Estates is located at (27.745, -80.5281).
Main roads
Wabasso Road
This road is the westernmost portion of 85th Street, although it is not connected to
CR 510. It is a
dirt road
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Simi ...
, which has now been partially paved, with the major intersection of 101st Avenue, where the pavement ends. The western part of the road is split with a canal. Near CR 510, it becomes 90th Avenue. The western terminus is 106th Avenue, near
Interstate 95
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.
101st Avenue
This road is paved and provides access to
County Road 512. It is paved until 79th Street and has a traffic signal at CR512 and 101st Avenue.
87th ST
This connects CR510 to the inner VLE, it is paved and has a traffic light at the intersection of 87th ST and CR 510.
91st Ave
This road runs parallel to 510's north–south direction. The road is paved between 87th Ave and 79th, and serves as VLE's easternmost main road.
History
The subdivision of Vero Lake Estates was foreclosed upon after it was developed mainly because of the distance between where most of
Sebastian
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commerce and business was located. It became a popular area to live after the housing boom and the population explosion in
Indian River County
Indian River County () 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 w ...
''circa'' the early 2000s. Developers bought blocks of land because of the extremely low prices and the abundance of land.
There are now around 2700 homes in the area.
2023 Floods
On November 16, 2023, Vero Lake Estates was severely affected by the
November 2023 Northern Indian River County Floods after 10+ inches of rain fell in the area.
References
Unincorporated communities in Indian River County, Florida
Unincorporated communities in Florida
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