Pool Repair Service Area: Cape Coral and Lee County, FL
Requests are taken from across Lee County, Florida. Cape Coral and Fort Myers have their own pages; every other community is listed below, with each ZIP code.
Every place we cover in Lee County
Requests are taken from anywhere in Lee County, which the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020-2024) puts at 441,194 housing units with a median year built of 1997.
- Cape Coral is covered on the home page: see pool repair in Cape Coral for its permits, water and housing.
- Fort Myers has its own page: pool repair in Fort Myers.
- Everywhere else in the county, including Lehigh Acres, North Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva, Pine Island, Bokeelia, Saint James City, Boca Grande, Alva and the unincorporated areas between them.
Who issues the permit
Lee County’s permit center says: “If your project or event is within the boundaries of Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Estero, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach or Sanibel, you may need to apply for permitting through your local jurisdiction.” Outside those six, Lee County issues permits, and its contractor licensing form says that to work in unincorporated Lee County, contractors “must have a state-issued license or a certificate of competency”. Estero runs its own building department, and its permit brochure lists in-ground pool refinishing as needing no permit. Whatever the place, look the contractor up at myfloridalicense.com.
ZIP code areas we cover
These are the ZIP code tabulation areas that touch Lee County in the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship file, with the post office name USPS gives each one. ZIP code areas approximate, but are not the same as, USPS ZIP codes. The four marked “part” have less than half of their land in Lee County; the service area is the Lee County part.
| ZIP | USPS name | ZIP | USPS name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33901 | Fort Myers | 33931 | Fort Myers Beach |
| 33903 | North Fort Myers | 33936 | Lehigh Acres (part) |
| 33904 | Cape Coral | 33955 | Punta Gorda (part) |
| 33905 | Fort Myers | 33956 | Saint James City |
| 33907 | Fort Myers | 33957 | Sanibel |
| 33908 | Fort Myers | 33965 | Fort Myers |
| 33909 | Cape Coral | 33966 | Fort Myers |
| 33912 | Fort Myers | 33967 | Fort Myers |
| 33913 | Fort Myers | 33971 | Lehigh Acres |
| 33914 | Cape Coral | 33972 | Lehigh Acres |
| 33916 | Fort Myers | 33973 | Lehigh Acres |
| 33917 | North Fort Myers | 33974 | Lehigh Acres |
| 33919 | Fort Myers | 33976 | Lehigh Acres |
| 33920 | Alva | 33990 | Cape Coral |
| 33921 | Boca Grande | 33991 | Cape Coral |
| 33922 | Bokeelia | 33993 | Cape Coral |
| 33924 | Captiva | 34110 | Naples (part) |
| 33928 | Estero | 34119 | Naples (part) |
| 34134 | Bonita Springs | ||
| 34135 | Bonita Springs |
Questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Who issues pool permits in Lee County?
It depends on where the pool is. Lee County's permit center says projects within Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Estero, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach or Sanibel may need to apply for permitting through that local jurisdiction. Elsewhere, including Lehigh Acres and North Fort Myers, Lee County is the place to ask.
Does a contractor need a license to work in unincorporated Lee County?
Yes. Lee County's contractor licensing form says that to perform work in unincorporated Lee County, contractors must have a state-issued license or a certificate of competency issued through the county.
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