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What County Is Fort Myers, Florida In?

Fort Myers is in Lee County, Florida. It is the county seat of Lee County. About 95,051 people live there (2020–2024 estimate). It uses Eastern Time and covers 40.1 sq mi (104 km²) of land. The nearest larger city or town is Cape Coral, 10 mi west.

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Fort Myers in Florida
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Fort Myers and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Population, 2020–2024 estimate
95,051 ± 61
Land area
40.1 sq mi (104 km²)
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Sun today
Sunrise and sunset for the year
Elevation
20 ft 6 m, ground height at the central point
Median household income
$63,732 ± $3,074
Median home value
$384,500 ± $13,666
Median rent, with utilities
$1,580 ± $44
Homes lived in by their owners
49.1% ± 2.0 points
Metro area
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLA principal city of the area
Water area
9.16 sq mi (23.7 km²)
State
Florida
Census place code
1224125
Coordinates (central point)
26.617839, -81.831725
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Population, income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

County boundaries in Fort Myers

For a point close to the city or county boundary, check the address with the office responsible for your form. Check a point on the county map.

Coordinates of Fort Myers

26.617839, -81.831725 is a central point for Fort Myers, not a street address. Convert these coordinates or share a map link.

Elevation in Fort Myers

20 ft (6 m), the USGS ground height at Fort Myers’s central point (3DEP terrain, 1 m grid, NAVD 88). Ground height varies across town. Check elevation at another spot.

Sunrise and sunset in Fort Myers

Longest day
13 hours 49 minutes around June 21
Shortest day
10 hours 28 minutes around December 21
Earliest sunrise
6:33 AM around June 9
Latest sunrise
7:40 AM the day before clocks go back in November
Earliest sunset
5:34 PM around November 30
Latest sunset
8:24 PM around July 2

Clocks go forward an hour on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November, so sunrise and sunset jump an hour later in March and an hour earlier in November.

Sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month
DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan 157:17 AM5:56 PM10 h 39 min
Feb 157:03 AM6:19 PM11 h 16 min
Mar 157:36 AM7:36 PM12 h
Apr 157:03 AM7:51 PM12 h 48 min
May 156:40 AM8:07 PM13 h 27 min
Jun 156:33 AM8:22 PM13 h 49 min
Jul 156:43 AM8:22 PM13 h 39 min
Aug 156:59 AM8:04 PM13 h 5 min
Sep 157:12 AM7:31 PM12 h 19 min
Oct 157:26 AM6:59 PM11 h 33 min
Nov 156:46 AM5:37 PM10 h 51 min
Dec 157:07 AM5:36 PM10 h 29 min

Approximate times for a flat horizon at the central point; the days move by a day or so from year to year. Hills and weather can change what you see.

Time zones in Fort Myers

Fort Myers uses Eastern Time (America/New_York).

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 3390541,381 people
  2. 3391331,538 people
  3. 3397130,790 people
  4. 3391930,412 people
  5. 3391627,943 people
  6. 3390725,033 people
  7. 3390124,481 people
  8. 3390323,655 people
  9. 3391219,533 people
  10. 3396612,513 people

10 ZIP Code areas overlap Fort Myers. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Tice, Florida (CDP)4.1 mi north
  2. Pine Manor, Florida (CDP)4.2 mi southwest
  3. Whiskey Creek, Florida (CDP)4.8 mi southwest
  4. Lochmoor Waterway Estates, Florida (CDP)5.0 mi west
  5. Buckingham, Florida (CDP)5.5 mi east
  6. Gateway, Florida (CDP)5.8 mi southeast
  7. McGregor, Florida (CDP)6.3 mi southwest
  8. North Fort Myers, Florida (CDP)7.0 mi north
  9. Cape Coral, Florida (city)10 mi west
  10. Lehigh Acres, Florida (CDP)12 mi east

Before using this answer on a form

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.