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Indian River County, Florida: well depth, water level & drilling cost

Name: Indian River County, Florida water well statistics
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✓ 36,341 FL WMD/county records · verified 2026-08-14

80 ftmedian well depth

65 ft–92 fttypical depth range

7 ftmedian static water level

—median yield (— tests)

How deep are wells in Indian River County, Florida?

The median drilled well depth in Indian River County is 80 ft, based on 34,856 wells with recorded depths in the state FL WMD/county database. Half of all wells fall between 65 ft and 92 ft; 90% are shallower than 146 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 87 ft.

How much does it cost to drill a well in Indian River County?

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 87 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $2,175–$5,655; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $5,220–$8,700. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

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What is the static water level in Indian River County?

The median static water level is 7 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 6 ft–10 ft), from 16,053 measurements.

How much water do wells in Indian River County produce?

Few pump tests are recorded for this county.

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Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 5,516 50–100 ft 21,666 100–150 ft 4,231 150–200 ft 67 200–300 ft 61 300–400 ft 383 400–600 ft 1,009 600+ ft 1,923

Who drills wells in Indian River County?

Companies by number of wells permitted in this county since 2016, per public water-management-district and county well-permit records.

Driller	Wells since 2016
Robert Scarborough	830
Tim Bechtold	768
Brad Stevens	612
Walter Herndon	607
Richard Peterson Sr.	238
Donald Barrett	203
Dennis Bourque	145
Austin Heath	120

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Well records by ZIP code in Indian River County

Median depth, water level, and yield for each ZIP code with recorded wells.

Sebastian (32958) — 421 wells, median 90 ft
Vero Beach (32960) — 419 wells, median 90 ft
Vero Beach (32967) — 368 wells, median 90 ft
Vero Beach (32963) — 173 wells, median 18 ft
Vero Beach (32968) — 152 wells, median 90 ft
Vero Beach (32966) — 147 wells, median 90 ft
Vero Beach (32962) — 136 wells, median 90 ft
Fellsmere (32948) — 97 wells, median 380 ft

Method: medians computed from FL WMD/county records (public well records aggregated from Florida water-management districts + county programs (well-use codes vary by source, so all filed wells are included); depths 0–5,000 ft). Cost estimate applies published per-foot ranges (checked 2026-06-11) to the local median depth — full methodology & sources.