Fort Myers, Florida

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The coastal city of Fort Myers is located in Lee County and is the county seat.

Typical abbreviation for Fort Myers: Ft. Myers (or less commonly used: Frt. Myers)

Fort Myers is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Fort Myers 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 Fort Myers, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Fort Myers had a population of 48,208 people^<2> (or 10.86% of the total population of Lee County). The population of Fort Myers represented 0.3% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 41st most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Fort Myers had a population of 65,394 people. This is an increase of 35.65% 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 Fort Myers.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bonita Springs	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	42,730	30.29% increase
	Cape Coral	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	156,835	53.33% increase
	Fort Myers Beach	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	6,410	2.3% decrease
	Gateway	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Lochmoor Waterway Estates	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Morse Shores	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---

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

Websites for Fort Myers

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when 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) Fort Myers. 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.

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