Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area
The Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area is one county in Florida: Lee County. About 875,607 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 15.1% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 875,607 15.1% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- County
- Lee County
- Land area
- 781 sq mi (2,023 km²)
- Time zone
- Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
- State
- Florida
- Combined statistical area
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL
- CBSA code
- 15980
The county in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Lee County | Central | 875,607 |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. This area has no outlying counties: no neighboring county sends enough commuters to join it. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal cities, largest first
- Cape Coral215,536 people
- Fort Myers95,051 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other 2 areas in this one, largest first:
- Naples-Marco Island, FL Metro Area417,131 people
- Clewiston, FL Micro Area61,546 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area18 mi north
- Naples-Marco Island, FL Metro Area36 mi south
- Clewiston, FL Micro Area66 mi east
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