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About Matlacha Isles - Matlacha Shores (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Lee County (see below)

Time Zone: Matlacha Isles - Matlacha Shores lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 239

Websites for Matlacha Isles - Matlacha Shores

Chamber of Commerce:   www.iloveleecounty.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<1>

Lat:   26.636200°   (or 26°38'10" N)

Lon:   -82.062800°   (or -82°3'46" W)


About Lee County

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

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     770,577   (24.2% increase since 2010)  
2010     620,449   (40.73% increase since 2000)
2000:     440,888

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

Housing Units: <4>   371,099

Official Website:   https://www.leegov.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 Matlacha Isles - Matlacha Shores)


About Florida

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
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:   https://www.myflorida.gov/

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

Parks:   https://floridadep.gov/parks-rec-topics

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 Matlacha Isles - Matlacha Shores)

Footnotes ...

<1>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Matlacha Isles - Matlacha Shores, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<2>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.
<3>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Matlacha Isles - Matlacha Shores. 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.
<4>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).