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Area Information

 

Stretched along the Caloosahatchee, just northeast of Cape Coral and across the river from Fort Myers, the community’s 43,000 residents of North Fort Myers enjoy nature, attractions, and rich history.

 

Demographics

Population

Median Household income

Per Capita Income

Median Age

Labor Force

Density (population/square mile)

 

43,000

$38,000.00

$21,000.00

59

15,200

851.6

 

Education Distribution

Persons 25 years and older

High School or Higher

Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

People

35,760

28,889     80.9%

7,410       19.1%

 

Major Employers

Raymond Building Supply

Lynx Services

Lee Co. Electric Coop

Goodwill Industries

Medical Staffing Network                        

 

Travel Distances 

Freeway Interchange

SW Fl International Airport

Page Field Airport

 

Important Numbers

Cape Coral Fire Department

Non-Emergency - NFM               

Highway Patrol                   Sheriff’s Department

Florida Marine Patrol

Poison Control                        

Abuse Registry

 

Emergency, Fire, Police, Ambulance

 

Hospitals

Cape Coral Hospital (LMHS)

636 Del Prado Blvd.

Cape Coral, FL

 

HealthPark Medical Center

9981 Cleveland Ave.

Fort Myers, FL             

 

Columbia Gulf Coast Hospital

Miles

6.5

18.2

6.1

 

 

239-543-3443

239-997-8654

239-278-7100

239-477-1000

239-332-6966

800-222-1222

800-962-2873

 

911

 

 

 

239-574-2323

 

 

 

239-433-7799

239-332-1111

 

 

239-768-5000

 

Business Information

 

Building Permits

County Codes & Building Services

239-533-5801

www.lee-county.com/dcd

 

Electric Services                               

Florida Power and Light

Business Care Center

800-375-2434

www.fpl.com

 

Lee County Electric Cooperative

239-995-2121

www.lcec.net

 

Environmental

Lee County Natural Resources

239-533-8109

www.lee-county.com/naturalresources

 

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

(local Office)

239-332-6975

www.depstate.fl.us/south

 

General Information for Lee County Government 

239-533-2737

www.lee-county.com

 

Land Use

Lee County Planning Division

239-533-8585

www.lee-county.com/dcd

 

Natural Gas

TECO/Peoples Gas

877-832-6747

www.tecoenergy.com

 

Occupational Licenses/Certificate of Use

Lee County Community Development

239-533-8726

www.lee-county.com/dcd

 

Property Taxes

Lee County Property Appraiser

239-533-6100

www.leepa.org

 

Lee County Tax Collector

(for county and cities)

239-339-6000

www.leetc.com

 

Transportation

Lee County DOT

239-479-8580

www.lee-county.com

 

Florida DOT

(local office)

239-461-4300

www.dot.state.fl.us

 

Water and Sewer

Lee County Utilities Department

239-479-8181

www.lee-county.com/utilities

 

Zoning

Lee County Zoning Division

Occupational Division - New Business

239-479-8327

www.lee-county.com/dcd

 

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