Summary for Fort Myers

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Located in: Lee County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Ft. Myers

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

Telephone Area Code: (239)

ZIP Codes: 33901-33902, 33905-33908, 33911-33913, 33916, 33919, 33965, 33994<1>

Elevation: Near sea level<2>

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	87,321 (40.17% increase since 2010)
2010:	62,298 (29.23% increase since 2000)
2000:	48,208

Total Area:<4> 48.98 sq. miles [126.8 km²] - of which 18.42% is water (9.02 sq. miles [23.4 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 35,138

Websites for Fort Myers

Official Website: www.cityftmyers.com/

Chamber of Commerce: www.fortmyers.org/

Junior League: www.jlfm.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

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

Lat: 26.640700° (or 26°38'26" N)

Lon: -81.872800° (or -81°52'22" W)

USGS Topo Map: Fort Myers SE<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Fort Myers

GNIS ID: 2403643

FIPS State / Place Code: 12 / 24125

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

About Lee County

The city 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

Year	Population
2019 Est:	772,268 (24.81% increase since 2010)
2010	618,754 (40.34% increase since 2000)
2000:	440,888

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

Housing Units: 371,099

Official Website: www.lee-county.com/

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 Fort Myers)

About Florida

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	21,492,056 (14.31% increase since 2010)
2010:	18,801,310 (17.64% increase since 2000)
2000:	15,982,378

Websites for State of Florida

Official Website: www.myflorida.com/

Tourism: https://www.visitflorida.com/

Parks: https://floridadep.gov/parks/

Fishing: https://myfwc.com/fishing/

Hunting: https://myfwc.com/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Florida

GNIS ID: 294478

FIPS State: 12

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fort Myers: www.cityftmyers.com/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 city (such as Fort Myers). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Myers or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Fort Myers includes: 33901, 33905, 33906, 33907, 33911, 33912, 33916, 33919, 33965 & 33994.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Myers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Fort Myers. 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.
<5>	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).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Fort Myers, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Fort Myers.