Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida, USA

Cape Coral is a community in Lee County, Florida, set within Florida’s low coastal plain, subtropical waterways and fast-growing metropolitan regions. Built around an extensive canal network beside the Caloosahatchee River, Cape Coral has a distinctly waterside suburban form. Its historical character grew from the wider period in which Indigenous history, rail expansion, agriculture and twentieth-century migration shaped the peninsula. Tourism, health care, trade, construction, agriculture and services anchor the economy. Parks and established neighborhoods give Cape Coral a distinct sense of place.