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Fort Myers, Florida
city and county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fort Myers is a city of Florida in the United States. It is the commercial center of Lee County, Florida.
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Fort Myers, Florida | |
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![]() Sidney and Berne Davis Art Museum in downtown Fort Myers | |
Nickname: "City of Palms" | |
![]() Location in Lee County, Florida | |
Coordinates: 26°37′N 81°50′W[1] | |
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County | Lee |
Founded | March 24, 1885 |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
Area | |
• Total | 49.04 sq mi (127.00 km2) |
• Land | 39.84 sq mi (103.19 km2) |
• Water | 9.20 sq mi (23.81 km2) |
Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 86,395 |
• Rank | 370th in country (as of 2021)[5] |
• Density | 2,168.44/sq mi (837.24/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 33900–33999 |
Area code | 239 |
FIPS code | 12-24125[6] |
GNIS feature ID | 0282700[3] |
Website | cityftmyers.com |
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On August 13, 2004, Fort Myers was hit hard by Hurricane Charley.