Summary for Council

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Located in: Lee County (see below)

Time Zone: Council lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 239

Elevation: Near sea level<1>

Websites for Council

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Council:

Lat: 26.375900° (or 26°22'33" N)

Lon: -81.803700° (or -81°48'13" W)

USGS Topo Map: Estero<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Council

GNIS ID: 294726

FIPS State / Place Code: 12 / 14890

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Council)

The community of Fort Myers is the County Seat for Lee County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lee)

Population

Total Area:<5> 1,212 sq. miles [3,140.3 km²] - of which 35.3% is water (427.9 sq. miles [1,108.4 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 371,099

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lee

GNIS ID: 295758

FIPS State / County Code: 12 / 071

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Council)

About Florida

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Florida

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Florida

GNIS ID: 294478

FIPS State: 12

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Council)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Council - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Council, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Council.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Council. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).