Cape Coral, Florida

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The coastal city of Cape Coral is located in Lee County.

Cape Coral is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Cape Coral lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Cape Coral, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Cape Coral had a population of 102,286 people^<2> (or 23.04% of the total population of Lee County). The population of Cape Coral represented 0.64% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 13th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Cape Coral had a population of 156,835 people. This is an increase of 53.33% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Cape Coral.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Fort Myers Beach	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	6,410	2.3% decrease
	Fort Myers	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	65,394	35.65% increase
	Lochmoor Waterway Estates	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Matlacha	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	McGregor	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Cape Coral.

Websites for Cape Coral

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The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<4>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Cape Coral. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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