Town guide

Fort Myers, Florida

Fort Myers is a city in Lee County, Florida, home to about 95,051 people across 40 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 33901, 33905, 33913, 33916 and 33966, and parts of 33907, 33912, 33919 and 33971 are in Fort Myers too.

Homes sold for a median of $200 per square foot across 5 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 5 were seller’s markets.

Population95,0512,386 per sq mi

Median home value$384,500Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$200Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking3%Median of 5 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Fort Myers

9 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

Fort Myers, FL33901 Buyer’s market $200/sq ft −3.5% vs. last year 8.1 months of supply · 3% sold over asking Competition 4/100

All in Fort Myers

Fort Myers, FL33905 Balanced $186/sq ft −6.0% vs. last year 4.8 months of supply · 8% sold over asking Competition 14/100

Mostly Fort Myers; also Fort Myers Shores and Tice

Fort Myers, FL33913 Seller’s market $224/sq ft −4.0% vs. last year 3.9 months of supply · 3% sold over asking Competition 13/100

Mostly Fort Myers; also Gateway and Lehigh Acres

Fort Myers, FL33916 Buyer’s market $177/sq ft −4.3% vs. last year 7.6 months of supply · 3% sold over asking Competition 5/100

All in Fort Myers

Fort Myers, FL33966 Balanced $214/sq ft +4.1% vs. last year 4.3 months of supply · 4% sold over asking Competition 13/100

Mostly Fort Myers

Fort Myers, FL33907 Balanced $155/sq ft −5.9% vs. last year 5.2 months of supply · 4% sold over asking Competition 9/100

Mostly Villas; part is in Fort Myers

Fort Myers, FL33912 Seller’s market $200/sq ft −3.7% vs. last year 3.8 months of supply · 1% sold over asking Competition 11/100

Part is in Fort Myers, part in Villas

Fort Myers, FL33919 Balanced $175/sq ft −8.0% vs. last year 4.7 months of supply · 5% sold over asking Competition 10/100

Mostly Cypress Lake; part is in Fort Myers

Lehigh Acres, FL33971 Balanced $196/sq ft −5.3% vs. last year 4.2 months of supply · 14% sold over asking Competition 30/100

Mostly Lehigh Acres; part is in Fort Myers

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fort Myers. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Fort Myers at a glance

City · Lee County, FL

Population	95,0512,386 per square mile
Land area	40 square milesplus 9.2 of water
Median household income	$63,732average $96,860
Median home value	$384,500as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,580/month
Homes lived in by owners	49%
Single-family houses	36% of homes
Median year built	2001
Average household	2.40 people
Median age	41.3
Average commute	25 minutes14% work from home
Adults with a degree	32%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the place; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Fort Myers

Distances

Nearest major airport	Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	St. Petersburg, FL95 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Fort Myers; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Fort Myers

U.S. Representative · Florida’s 19th DistrictByron Donalds (R)
U.S. Representative · Florida’s 17th DistrictW. Gregory Steube (R)
U.S. SenatorAshley Moody (R)
U.S. SenatorRick Scott (R)
GovernorRon DeSantis (R)
Mayor · as listed on WikidataKevin B. Anderson

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Fort Myers had 86,395 residents in the 2020 census, up 79% since 2000.

It’s the 32nd largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.

Lee County grew from 3,071 residents in 1900 to 760,822 in 2020.

Lee County, 1900–2020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 54°F. About 57.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Myers Page Fld Ap, FL weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Lee County

264,855 jobs at 22,756 businesses in Lee County. The biggest industries by employees:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,877 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fort Myers’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Lee Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Fort Myers4.7 miles
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fort Myers5.3 miles
Hca Florida Lehigh HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Lehigh Acres8.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	144
Specialist doctors	511
Dentists	78
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	460
Mental health providers	480
Physical and occupational therapists	148
Optometrists	23
Chiropractors	33
Pharmacies	58

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Fort Myers

Parks (15 nearby)

Buckingham Community Park & Dog Park · 138 acres3.4 mi
Lee County Player Development Complex · 39 acres2.6 mi
Doctor Ann Murphy-Knight S.T.A.R.S.Complex · 20 acres3.8 mi
Billy Bowlegs Park · 11 acres4.1 mi
Roberto Clemente Park · 9 acres3.8 mi
Towles Garden · 8 acres3.1 mi

Grocery stores (6 nearby)

Publix0.5 mi
Little India0.8 mi
Walmart Supercenter0.9 mi
Aldi1.2 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

Walgreens1.3 mi
Walgreens4.0 mi
CVS Pharmacy4.1 mi
CVS Pharmacy4.2 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

Library1.2 mi
Dunbar Jupiter Hammon Public Library4.1 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

Williams Academy Black History Museum3.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

Amphitheater1.1 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1886.

Colleges and universities

Hodges University

Notable people born here

Haley Bennett (1988) · American actress and singer (born 1988)
Mindy McCready (1975) · American country music singer (1975–2013)
Plies (1976) · American rapper
Deion Sanders (1967) · American football and baseball player and football coach
Connie Mack IV (1967) · American politician (born 1967)
Elissa Steamer (1975) · American professional skateboarder
Halley Gross (1985) · American actress, screenwriter and voice actor
Tarah Kayne (1993) · American pair skater

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Fort Myers

Public schools here are run by Lee. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (44)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Allen Park Elementary SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	926	Public	4.8 mi
Buckingham Exceptional Student CenterFort Myers	Pre-K–12	60	Special Education	7.7 mi
Colonial Elementary SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	661	Public	2.7 mi
County Wide Exceptional Child ProgramsFort Myers	Pre-K–12	94	Special Education	3.3 mi
Early Childhood Learning ServicesFort Myers	Pre-K	187	Public	3.7 mi
Edgewood AcademyFort Myers	Pre-K–5	598	Public	4.7 mi
Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	440	Public	4.9 mi
Franklin Park Elementary SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	505	Public	3.5 mi
Gateway Charter SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–12	3,192	Charter	4.5 mi
Gateway Elementary SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	839	Public	4.5 mi
Innovation Preparatory Academy of South Ft. MyersFort Myers	Pre-K–8	770	Charter	5.2 mi
James Stephens Elementary SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	730	Public	3.8 mi
Lee County Virtual FranchiseFort Myers	Pre-K–12	796	Public	3.3 mi
Manatee Elementary SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	728	Public	4.7 mi
Orange River Elementary SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	796	Public	5.0 mi
Orangewood Elementary SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	679	Public	4.7 mi
Ray V. Pottorf Elementary SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	736	Public	1.0 mi
Royal Palm Exceptional School CenterFort Myers	Pre-K–12	99	Special Education	4.1 mi
Tanglewood Elementary SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	687	Public	5.3 mi
Tice Elementary SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	516	Public	4.6 mi
Treeline Elementary SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	1,057	Public	1.7 mi
Villas Elementary SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	784	Public	4.9 mi
Lee County Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided)Fort Myers	K–5	—	Public	3.3 mi
Lee Virtual Instruction ProgramFort Myers	K–12	—	Public	3.3 mi
Southwest Florida Juvenile Detention CenterFort Myers	5–12	41	Alternative Education	2.0 mi
Cypress Lake Middle SchoolFort Myers	6–8	768	Public	7.5 mi
Fort Myers Middle SchoolFort Myers	6–8	687	Public	4.1 mi
Oak Hammock Middle SchoolFort Myers	6–8	1,242	Public	4.7 mi
Pace School for GirlsFt Myers	6–12	62	Alternative Education	3.7 mi
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle SchoolFort Myers	6–8	999	Public	1.0 mi

And 14 more.

Private schools (19)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Apostolic Revival Center Christian SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–5	26	Pentecostal	3.2 mi
Crestwell Higher LearningFort Myers	Pre-K–8	225	Nonsectarian	5.3 mi
Crosspointe AcademyFort Myers	Pre-K–12	135	Christian (no specific denomination)	4.4 mi
Crosspointe Academy, Inc.Fort Myers	Pre-K–12	135	Christian (no specific denomination)	4.3 mi
Crown of Life Christian AcademyFort Myers	Pre-K–5	82	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	5.5 mi
Evangelical Christian SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–12	1,096	Christian (no specific denomination)	4.3 mi
Montessori School of Fort MyersFort Myers	Pre-K–K	8	Nonsectarian	5.0 mi
New Life AcademyFort Myers	Pre-K–12	62	Christian (no specific denomination)	4.7 mi
Sonshine Christian AcademyFort Myers	Pre-K–12	397	Christian (no specific denomination)	7.5 mi
St Francis Xavier SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–8	548	Roman Catholic	4.9 mi
St Michael Lutheran SchoolFort Myers	Pre-K–8	385	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	4.1 mi
Ft Myers Christian SchoolFort Myers	K–8	255	Assembly of God	5.1 mi
Maimonides Hebrew Day SchoolFort Myers	K–7	6	Jewish	6.6 mi
Rock Christian AcademyFort Myers	1–12	16	Pentecostal	4.7 mi
De Lasalle Academy of Fort MyersFort Myers	2–12	131	Nonsectarian	4.8 mi
Hibernian Private SchoolFort Myers	7–12	23	Nonsectarian	4.7 mi
Bishop Verot Catholic High SchoolFort Myers	8–12	895	Roman Catholic	5.4 mi
Lee Autism AcademyFort Myers	Ungraded	24	Nonsectarian	3.9 mi
Peace By Piece Learning CenterFort Myers	Ungraded	6	Nonsectarian	7.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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