Welcome to Fort Myers Beach ...

The coastal town of Fort Myers Beach is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Myers Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1955.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Myers Beach: Ft. Myers Bch.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Fort Myers Beach for more information about variations on the name of Fort Myers Beach.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fort Myers Beach has a population of 7,106 people<2> (see below for details).

Fort Myers Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Fort Myers Beach is within the boundaries of the (239) area code.

The ZIP codes for Fort Myers Beach: 33931-33932<4>

Websites for Fort Myers Beach ...

Official Website:   www.fmbeach.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fortmyersbeach.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fort Myers Beach had an population of 7,106 people. This is an increase of 13.21% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fort Myers Beach had a population of 6,277 people. This makes Fort Myers Beach the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Fort Myers Beach represents 0.03% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 193rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,277 people, the population of Fort Myers Beach decreased 4.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,561 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fort Myers Beach.

Communities near Fort Myers Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Myers Beach.

• Cape Coral
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Coral
  • Cape Coral is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Coral <5>
• Fort Myers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Myers
  • Fort Myers is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Myers <5>
• Bonita Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita Springs
  • Bonita Springs is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita Springs <5>
• Estero
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estero
  • Estero is located in Lee County
  • Estero has also been known as:
  • Estero Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estero <5>
• Harlem Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Heights
  • Harlem Heights is located in Lee County
• Forest Island Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Island Park
  • Forest Island Park is located in Lee County
• Iona
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
  • Iona is located in Lee County
• Punta Rassa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punta Rassa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punta Rassa
  • Punta Rassa is located in Lee County
• Sanibel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanibel
  • Sanibel is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanibel <5>
• Shell Point Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point Village
  • Shell Point Village is located in Lee 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 Fort Myers Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Myers Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Myers Beach ...

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

Adding Fort Myers Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Myers Beach 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 Fort Myers Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fort Myers Beach post office opened in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Myers Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fort Myers Beach: www.fmbeach.org/

The official website for Lee County: www.lee-county.com/

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