Welcome to Lee ...

The town of Lee is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lee has a population of 331 people<2> (see below for details).

Lee is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Lee: (850) and (448)<4>

The ZIP code for Lee: 32059<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lee had an population of 331 people. This is a decrease of 5.97% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lee had a population of 352 people. This makes Lee the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 352 people, the population of Lee has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 352 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lee.

Communities Also Named Lee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Lee: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 45 communities that are also named Lee - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Montana, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lee.

Communities near Lee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lee.

• Madison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <6>
• Lake Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
  • Lake Park is located in Lowndes County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <6>
• Jennings
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <6>
• McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
  • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
• Dowling Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
  • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
• Pinetta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetta
  • Pinetta is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetta <6>
• Cherry Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
  • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
• Leland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Leland is located in Madison County
• Day
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
  • Day is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Day <6>
• Hamburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Madison County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lee. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lee. See our Newspapers Page for Lee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lee ...

Looking for more information about Lee? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lee.

Adding Lee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lee in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Lee post office opened in 1882.

We also found Lee in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/