TV & Internet
Electric Utilities
Local Phone Service
Water & Trash Service
Propane & Natural Gas
Local Schools Info
Transportation
Lee County Government
Emergency & Healthcare Services
Local Media
TV & Internet
Electric Utilities
FPL
Florida Power & Light offers services for both Business Customers & Resdidential Customers. It is the largest utility in Florida and serves approximately 4.5 million customers. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Florida-based NextEra Energy Inc.
- Residential Customers: (239) 334-7754
- Business Customers: (800) 375-2434
- FPL.com
LCEC
LCEC, Lee County Electric Co-op, services Cape Coral, North Fort Myers, Marco Island, Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Pine iSland, Everglades City, Immokalee, Ave Maria, & parts of Lehigh Acres. It is the largest electric cooperative in the nation. Cooperative memebership is open to all customers within the service territory. Customer Service Center Office Hours are from 7:00am to 6:30pm.
- Residential Customers: (800) 599-2356
- Business Customers: (800) 282-1643
- LCEC.net
Local Phone Service
SPRINT
(landline & wireless service)
- Residential Customers: (866) 866-7509
- Small Business Customers: (800) 877-4646
- DirecTV.com
Water & Trash Service
LEE COUNTY UTILITIES
- Water: (239) 533-8845
- Water, Cape Coral Area: (239) 936-0247
- LeeGov.com
FL WATER SERVICES
- Ft. Myers City Area: (239) 321-8050
- CityFtMyers.com
WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Trash Service: (239) 334-4119
- WM.com
Propane & Natural Gas
AMERIGAS
- Propane: (239) 334-2849
- AmeriGas.com
BALGAS
- Propane: (239) 278-3111
- BalGas.com
TECO – PEOPLES GAS
- Natural Gas: (239) 690-5508
- PeoplesGas.com
Transportation
LEETRAN
LeeTran provides public transportation between 5:00am and 9:45pm on Monday through Saturday, and a limited service on Sundays. It has 17 fixed bus routes and also provides a “Park and Ride” trolley service to and from area beaches.
- Phone: (239) 533-8726
- 3401 Metro Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33901
- LeeGov.com/LeeTran
LEEWAY
LeeWay is Lee County’s electronic toll collection system and is like having exact change every time you need it. It involves two components: a transponder, which is placed inside your vehicle, and an overhead antenna, which reads the transponder signal and collects the toll.
- Phone: (239) 533-9297
- 1366 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33907
- LeeWayInfo.com
Emergency & Healthcare Services
LEE HEALTH
Operates 5 hospitals, 4 of which provide emergency services as listed below. Many of Lee Memorial Health Systems’ hospitals are listed as amongst the top 100 hospitals in the United States; Cape Coral Hospital being recognized for its orthopedic services, HealthPark Medical Center for Cardiology and its Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and Lee Memorial Hospital for stroke, orthopedics, and ICU.
- Cape Coral Hospital (Emergency Dept.): (239) 574-0354
- Lee Memorial Hospital (Emergency Dept.): (239) 334-5334
- Golisano Children’s Hospital of SW Florida (Emergency Dept.): (239) 432-3334
- Health Park Medical Center (Emergency Dept.): (239) 433-7799
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
The 20 bed, Level II Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day and provides prompt care and the most advanced resources to meet the needs of the community. The Chest Pain Center is also located in the Emergency Department.
- Emergency Dept.: (239) 939-8611
GULF COAST HOSPITAL
The Hospital’s Emergency Room is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition, Gulf Coast Hospital has board certified pediatricians offering pediatric emergency care. The pediatric emergency service is available eight hours a day, from 4pm until midnight.
- Main Phone: (239) 768-5000
Lee County Government
Phone: (239) 533-2111 ~ Address: 2115 Second Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901
LEE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
- Phone: (239) 533-2111
- LeeGov.com
LEE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR
- Phone: (239) 339-6000
- LeeTC.com
DRIVER’S LICENSES & REGISTRATION
- Phone: (239) 533-6000
- FLhsmv.gov
Local Media
The News-Press
(daily newspaper)
- Phone/Address – Fort Myers: (239) 335-0200
2442 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33901 - Phone/Address – Naples / Bonita Springs: (239) 992-1345
24850 Old 41 Rd., Suites 24-25, Bonita Springs, FL 34135 - News-Press.com
Florida Weekly
(weekly newspaper)
- Phone: (239) 333-2135
- 4300 Ford Street, Suite 106, Fort Myers, FL 33916
- FloridaWeekly.com
NBC-2 NEWS
(Waterman Broadcasting Corp.)
- Phone: (239) 939-2020
- 3719 Central Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33901
- NBC-2.com
WGCU PUBLIC MEDIA
(Through Florida Gulf Coast University)
- Phone: (239) 590-2300
- 10501 FGCU Blvd. S, Fort Myers, FL 33965
- WGCU.org