Fort Myers
city and county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States
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Summary
Fort Myers is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,864 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lee County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Kevin B. Anderson[5]
- Founder: Manuel A. Gonzalez[6]
- Named after: Abraham Myers[7]
- Flag: flag of Fort Myers[8]
- Postal code: 33901[9], 33902[10], 33905[11], 33906[12], 33907[13], 33908[14], 33912[15], 33913[16], 33916[17], 33919[18], 33965[19], 33966[20], 33967[21], 33994[22]
- Part of: Southwest Florida[23]
- Commons category: Fort Myers, Florida[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[25]
- Local dialing code: 239[26]
- Inception: 1886[27]
- Official website: https://www.cityftmyers.com/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fort Myers, Florida[29]
- Population: 65,725[30], 62,298[31], 86,395[32]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Fort Myers, Florida[33]
- Capital of: Lee County[34]
- Official name: Fort Myers[35]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Fort Myers, Florida[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Fort Myers, Florida[37]
- Number of households: 31,598[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Fort Myers, Florida[39]
- Owner of: Hammond Stadium[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 3 m[41]
- Area: 126.841827 km²[42], 126.849766 km²[43]
Why It Matters
Fort Myers has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]