What city is 33971 in?

33971 is a Lehigh Acres, FL mailing address. By land area, 92% lies inside Lehigh Acres, 5% lies inside Fort Myers and 2% lies inside Buckingham.

What is the population of 33971?

About 30,790 people (±2,245), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 26,333.

What is the median household income in 33971?

$77,723 (±$5,529), compared with $74,568 for Florida as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 33971?

16 USPS carrier routes with 11,718 residential and 485 business mailboxes (12,206 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 33971?

The closest, measured center to center: 33973 (3.2 mi, Lehigh Acres), 33976 (3.4 mi, Lehigh Acres), 33905 (4.4 mi, Buckingham), 33972 (5.2 mi, Lehigh Acres), 33920 (8.2 mi, Alva) and 33974 (8.2 mi, Lehigh Acres).

33971 ZIP Code, Lehigh Acres, FL

33971 is a ZIP code in Lehigh Acres, Florida in Lee County. It covers 17 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 33973, 33976 and 33905. 30,790 people live here in 8,469 households. At about 1,814 people per square mile it has suburban density, and most homes are owner-occupied (78%). Median household income is $77,723, close to the Florida median of $74,568; 43% of households have children under 18.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Lehigh Acres, FL
County: Lee County
Land area: 17 sq mi
Population: 30,790
Median household income: $77,723
Carrier routes: 16 (11,718 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	30,790
Households	8,469
Median household income	$77,723
Income per person	$28,615
Median age	34.1
Homeowners	78.4%
Median home value	$310,000
Median rent	$1,874
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%
Average commute (minutes)	35.6
Households with kids under 18	43.4%
Moved in the past year	11.6%
Below the poverty line	13.1%
Broadband internet	93.6%
Speak a non-English language at home	56.6%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	1.0%
$10–15K	2.0%
$15–25K	3.7%
$25–35K	4.9%
$35–50K	16.4%
$50–75K	19.8%
$75–100K	19.3%
$100–150K	20.2%
$150–200K	6.5%
$200K+	6.2%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	12.7%
10–19	17.4%
20–24	7.2%
25–34	14.3%
35–44	13.8%
45–54	14.5%
55–64	9.8%
65–74	6.4%
75+	3.8%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	55.3%
Owned outright	18.9%
Rented	20.3%
Vacant	5.4%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	94.9%
Townhome	1.5%
2–4 units	2.2%
5–19 units	1.2%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	0.1%

Businesses in 33971

580 business establishments with 5,023 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 216
Health Care and Social Assistance: 59
Retail Trade: 57
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 41
Other Services (except Public Administration): 40
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 34
Transportation and Warehousing: 32
Accommodation and Food Services: 28

EDDM carrier routes

33971 has 16 USPS carrier routes with 11,718 residential and 485 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 33971

33971 has 16 USPS carrier routes (16 rural (R)) with 11,718 residential and 485 business mailboxes. Routes range from 502 homes (R042) to 848 homes (R018); the median route has 751 homes. The Census counted 8,469 households in 33971 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	0
500–749	8
750–999	8
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R042 — USPS business mailboxes 260, 502 homes
Route R046 — USPS business mailboxes 145, 601 homes
Route R020 — USPS business mailboxes 26, 824 homes
Route R024 — USPS business mailboxes 22, 687 homes
Route R011 — USPS business mailboxes 9, 741 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 33971

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R003	Rural	770	0	$81,769	—	—	—
R008	Rural	739	7	$57,645	—	—	—
R010	Rural	740	0	$80,858	—	—	—
R011	Rural	741	9	$80,858	—	—	—
R014	Rural	795	0	$56,917	—	—	—
R018	Rural	848	3	$62,493	—	—	—
R020	Rural	824	26	$72,779	—	—	—
R022	Rural	687	0	$80,875	—	—	—
R024	Rural	687	22	$57,645	—	—	—
R030	Rural	817	2	$73,495	—	—	—
R042	Rural	502	260	$72,779	—	—	—
R045	Rural	760	1	$79,127	—	—	—
R046	Rural	601	145	$53,622	—	—	—
R050	Rural	762	2	$56,917	—	—	—
R070	Rural	817	0	$69,344	—	—	—
R071	Rural	628	8	$91,465	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 33971 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

33973 — Lehigh Acres CDP, FL (3.2 mi)
33976 — Lehigh Acres CDP, FL (3.4 mi)
33905 — Buckingham CDP, FL (4.4 mi)
33972 — Lehigh Acres CDP, FL (5.2 mi)
33920 — Alva CDP, FL (8.2 mi)
33974 — Lehigh Acres CDP, FL (8.2 mi)
33913 — Fort Myers city, FL (8.6 mi)
33916 — Fort Myers city, FL (8.7 mi)

Areas that include 33971

Lehigh Acres, FL ZIP codes — 6 ZIP codes
Lee County ZIP codes — 35 ZIP codes
Florida ZIP code data

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 33971, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 33971 in?: 33971 is a Lehigh Acres, FL mailing address. By land area, 92% lies inside Lehigh Acres, 5% lies inside Fort Myers and 2% lies inside Buckingham.
What county is 33971 in?: 33971 is in Lee County.
What is the population of 33971?: About 30,790 people (±2,245), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 26,333.
What is the median household income in 33971?: $77,723 (±$5,529), compared with $74,568 for Florida as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 33971?: 16 USPS carrier routes with 11,718 residential and 485 business mailboxes (12,206 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 33971?: The closest, measured center to center: 33973 (3.2 mi, Lehigh Acres), 33976 (3.4 mi, Lehigh Acres), 33905 (4.4 mi, Buckingham), 33972 (5.2 mi, Lehigh Acres), 33920 (8.2 mi, Alva) and 33974 (8.2 mi, Lehigh Acres).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.