Bokeelia, Florida | |
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Coordinates: 26°41′17″N 82°8′43″W / 26.68806°N 82.14528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Lee |
Area | |
• Total | 11.17 sq mi (28.92 km2) |
• Land | 8.95 sq mi (23.18 km2) |
• Water | 2.22 sq mi (5.75 km2) |
Elevation | 2 ft (0.6 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,855 |
• Density | 207.26/sq mi (80.03/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 33922 |
Area code | 239 |
FIPS code | 12-07375[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0279189[3] |
Bokeelia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on Pine Island in Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 1,855,[4] up from 1,780 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bokeelia is still home to one of Lee County's first pioneer families, the Padillas, who came by way of Cayo Costa.