There are 42 cities in Lee County, Florida.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | State | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral | 1 | Florida | 234,132 | 195,422 | 4.31% | 2,206 | 106.12 |
| Lehigh Acres | 2 | Florida | 124,357 | 124,523 | -0.03% | 1,342 | 92.69 |
| Fort Myers | 3 | Florida | 100,736 | 87,279 | 3.45% | 2,518 | 40 |
| Bonita Springs | 4 | Florida | 57,018 | 53,862 | 1.4% | 1,484 | 38.42 |
| North Fort Myers | 5 | Florida | 42,669 | 42,315 | 0.21% | 864 | 49.37 |
| Estero | 6 | Florida | 38,200 | 37,030 | 0.77% | 1,567 | 24.37 |
| Punta Gorda | 7 | Florida | 20,461 | 19,524 | 1.16% | 1,329 | 15.40 |
| San Carlos Park | 8 | Florida | 19,484 | 18,256 | 1.55% | 4,125 | 4.72 |
| Iona | 9 | Florida | 15,002 | 13,588 | 2.42% | 2,264 | 6.63 |
| Villas | 10 | Florida | 13,875 | 14,421 | 0.27% | 3,000 | 4.63 |
| Cypress Lake | 11 | Florida | 12,271 | 12,766 | -0.17% | 3,203 | 3.83 |
| Gateway | 12 | Florida | 10,238 | 10,552 | -0.76% | 1,908 | 5.37 |
| McGregor | 13 | Florida | 7,401 | 7,899 | -1.65% | 3,128 | 2.37 |
| Three Oaks | 14 | Florida | 6,950 | 5,362 | 6.06% | 4,008 | 1.73 |
| Fort Myers Shores | 15 | Florida | 6,496 | 6,745 | 4.05% | 3,132 | 2.07 |
| Sanibel | 16 | Florida | 6,308 | 6,388 | -0.32% | 390 | 16.18 |
| Lochmoor Waterway Estates | 17 | Florida | 5,659 | 4,995 | 3.02% | 2,362 | 2.40 |
| Tice | 18 | Florida | 5,557 | 5,379 | 0.82% | 4,654 | 1.19 |
| Whiskey Creek | 19 | Florida | 5,384 | 5,508 | 0.77% | 3,485 | 1.54 |
| Fort Myers Beach | 20 | Florida | 5,140 | 5,583 | -2.11% | 1,848 | 2.78 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | 21 | Florida | 5,079 | 2,507 | 14.49% | 2,107 | 2.41 |
| Buckingham | 22 | Florida | 4,307 | 4,269 | 0.23% | 239 | 18 |
| Suncoast Estates | 23 | Florida | 4,008 | 4,759 | -2.43% | 1,473 | 2.72 |
| Vineyards | 24 | Florida | 3,891 | 3,407 | 3.21% | 1,989 | 1.96 |
| Pine Manor | 25 | Florida | 3,672 | 4,582 | -3.57% | 7,948 | 0.46 |
| St. James City | 26 | Florida | 3,478 | 3,510 | -0.23% | 238 | 14.61 |
| Alva | 27 | Florida | 2,959 | 3,013 | -0.44% | 170 | 17.45 |
| Bokeelia | 28 | Florida | 2,924 | 1,536 | 13.46% | 327 | 8.95 |
| Olga | 29 | Florida | 2,733 | 2,773 | -0.36% | 649 | 4.21 |
| Island Walk | 30 | Florida | 2,556 | 2,802 | -2.33% | 2,499 | 1.02 |
| Burnt Store Marina | 31 | Florida | 2,416 | 2,140 | 2.94% | 2,269 | 1.06 |
| Verandah | 32 | Florida | 2,139 | 1,291 | 11% | 1,005 | 2.13 |
| Harlem Heights | 33 | Florida | 2,026 | 1,362 | 8.92% | 3,131 | 0.65 |
| Palmona Park | 34 | Florida | 1,470 | 754 | 13.87% | 1,786 | 0.82 |
| Punta Rassa | 35 | Florida | 1,174 | 1,566 | -7.7% | 492 | 2.39 |
| Pine Island Center | 36 | Florida | 997 | 2,255 | -23.95% | 228 | 4.37 |
| Page Park | 37 | Florida | 854 | 621 | -0.12% | 3,175 | 0.27 |
| Matlacha | 38 | Florida | 821 | 853 | -0.97% | 4,126 | 0.20 |
| Pineland | 39 | Florida | 492 | 266 | 13.1% | 548 | 0.90 |
| Captiva | 40 | Florida | 137 | 165 | -4.86% | 116 | 1.18 |
| Charleston Park | 41 | Florida | 0 | 154 | 0% | 0 | 0.12 |
| Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores | 42 | Florida | 0 | 339 | 0% | 0 | 0.20 |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Cape Coral is the largest city in Lee County.
Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores is the smallest city in Lee County.
There are 42 cities in Lee County, Florida.