Florida
(239) Area Code 239 — Fort Myers, Florida
239 Area Code – Fort Myers, Florida: Location, Time Zone & History
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History & Cultural Notes
Southwest Florida's telephone map was redrawn on March 11, 2002, when the 239 area code split off from the southern portion of area code 941, covering Lee and Collier counties from North Fort Myers southward. A yearlong permissive dialing period allowed callers to use either code before 239 became mandatory on March 10, 2003.
The region built around Fort Myers and Cape Coral has grown into a diverse Gulf Coast economy. Tourism and hospitality anchor much of the activity, drawing visitors to Naples, Bonita Springs, and Marco Island, while real estate and construction have expanded steadily alongside the area's population growth. Inland, Immokalee anchors a significant agricultural sector centered on winter vegetables and citrus, and the town is also known as a center of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers farmworker labor movement. Healthcare and retail round out the broader employment base:
- Tourism and hospitality
- Real estate and construction
- Agriculture (winter vegetables and citrus around Immokalee)
- Healthcare
- Retail
Fort Myers also carries historical weight beyond commerce: the adjoining Edison and Ford Winter Estates, the winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford on the Caloosahatchee River, remain a notable cultural landmark within the 239 area.