Lee County & Information

Lee County was established in 1887 from Monroe County. Fort Myers is the county seat and a center of tourism in Southwest Florida. It is about 120 miles (190 km) south of Tampa at the meeting point of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caloosahatchee River. Lee County is the home for spring training of the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins Major League Baseball teams.

Population & More

Population: 822,453

Median Household Income: $63,235

Persons in poverty: 12.2%

High school graduate: 89.8%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.0%

Persons without health insurance: 19.3%

Households: 298,343
Businesses: 20,054

Men owned firms: 9,290

Women owned firms: 3,004

Veterans: 53,265

Bonita Springs     34133-34136
Cape Coral     33904, 33909, 33914, 33990, 33991, 33993
Fort Myers    33900-33999
Sanibel    33957
Fort Myers Beach     33931-33932