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Welcome to Boca Grande ...

Boca Grande is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boca Grande, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Boca Grande is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Boca Grande: 239

The ZIP code for Boca Grande: 33921<3>

Websites for Boca Grande ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.iloveleecounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Boca Grande, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Boca Grande ...

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

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 Boca Grande. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boca Grande.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boca Grande. 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 Boca Grande.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boca Grande ...

Looking for more information about Boca Grande? 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 Boca Grande, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boca Grande.

Adding Boca Grande to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boca Grande 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 Boca Grande was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Boca Grande post office opened in 1887.

We also found Boca Grande on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boca Grande.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boca Grande - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Boca Grande). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boca Grande or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/