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ZIP Code 33905: Fort Myers, FL

ZIP code 33905 uses the postal name Fort Myers, Florida and lies entirely in Lee County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 41,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the most populous of Fort Myers's 11 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $71,987 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Buckingham (44%), Fort Myers (18%), Verandah (5%), Fort Myers Shores (5%) and Tice (3%), and 4% in smaller places; 20% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
3national area: Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Armed Forces Americas
339sectional center: Fort Myers, FL (SCF 339)
05delivery area within it
Town
Fort Myers · 11 residential ZIPs
Census places
Buckingham (44%) census-designated place; Fort Myers (18%); Verandah (5%) census-designated place; Fort Myers Shores (5%) census-designated place
Metro area
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
House districts
FL-17 (80%), FL-19 (20%) 119th Congress, by share of land
State
Florida
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
40.2 sq mi · 1,030 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
33902, 33906, 33911, 33994 also use the name Fort Myers

Where is ZIP code 33905?

33905 centers on 26.668°, -81.764° and covers 40.2 square miles of land plus 3.3 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 33971, 33916, 33966, 33917, 33920, 33913.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 33905 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 33905, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 33905 compare with the rest of Fort Myers?

Rank of 33905 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure33905In Fort MyersIn Lee CountyIn FL
People (ACS 2020-2024)41,3811st of 113rd of 38147th of 1,013
Median household income$72k7th of 1023rd of 34445th of 819
Median home value$283k8th of 1030th of 35569th of 833

Its median household income is higher than in 50% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 79% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 33905?

The 2020 Census counted 37,692 people in 33905; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 41,381. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 20.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
41,381
2020 Census count
37,692+20.8% since 2010 (31,203)
Households
15,035
Median age
40.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 33905?

Of the 41,381 people the ACS estimates in 33905, 20.8% are under 18 and 21.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (50.4%), then Hispanic or Latino (36.0%).

  • Under 1820.8%
  • 18 to 6457.9%
  • 65 and older21.3%
Age of the people of 33905 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic50.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino36.0%
  • Black, not Hispanic9.0%
  • Other or two or more2.7%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.9%
Race and Hispanic origin in 33905 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 33905 earn?

Median household income is $71,987 (ACS 2020-2024), the 23rd highest of the 34 ranked ZIP codes in Lee County. It rose from $63,354 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$71,987
Income per person
$34,629
Below the poverty line
12.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
3.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
22.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$76,12318,180 returns; wages 59% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 33905?

FHFA's house price index for 33905, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 128% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 53% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −4.9% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$283,300
Median gross rent
$1,615
Homes owned by their occupants
62.8%
Housing units
17,588
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Index = 100 in 1986, the first year FHFA reports for 33905; 2025: 513.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 33905?

1,052 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 257 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction277
  • Retail trade132
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services91
  • Other services (except public administration)84
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services70
  • Health care and social assistance68

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 33905?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 33905, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
33971Lehigh Acres30,790$78k4.4 mi
33916Fort Myers27,943$53k5.2 mi
33966Fort Myers12,513$85k7.3 mi
33917North Fort Myers33,380$55k7.5 mi
33920Alva9,062$99k9.4 mi
33913Fort Myers31,538$110k11.4 mi
33973Lehigh Acres14,392$61k5.1 mi (near)
33976Lehigh Acres20,277$73k7.1 mi (near)
33901Fort Myers24,481$52k8.0 mi (near)
33903North Fort Myers23,655$57k8.8 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.