Bokeelia, Florida
Bokeelia, Florida | |
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Location in Lee County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 26°40′17″N 82°8′43″W / 26.67139°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 | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,855 |
| • Density | 207.3/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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2402701 |
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, 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.