Six Mile Cypress, Fort Myers: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: the City of Fort Myers comprehensive plan and GIS open data (future land use, parks and address points), The School District of Lee County’s 2026-27 enrollment zones, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, Zillow Research, Lee County Parks, LeeTran and OpenStreetMap.

This page covers the part of the city south of Colonial Boulevard and west of I-75, along Ben C. Pratt Six Mile Cypress Parkway and the Six Mile Cypress Slough, the wetland the city’s comprehensive plan uses as a landmark when it describes the large planned communities farther east. The city has no plan name for this area, so we use the parkway and the slough that run through it. In the city’s address data it has 7,680 residential addresses, 61% of them apartment or condo units, with 411 more listed as pending.

What this means for you

• High school: the South 1 subzone for every address, where families rank Cypress Lake, Dunbar, Fort Myers and South Fort Myers high schools. Fort Myers High earned an A in Florida’s 2026 grades.
• Home value: $334,302 in ZIP 33966 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest I-75 exit: exit 136, Colonial Boulevard, about 3.2 miles by road.

Part of our Fort Myers neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The city’s homes here sit mostly between Metro Parkway and I-75, south of Colonial Boulevard, along Six Mile Cypress Parkway and Winkler Avenue Extension. The city limits are uneven on this side of town, so neighboring streets can be in unincorporated Lee County; check a parcel before you assume an address is in the city. The Winkler Avenue area is to the north across Colonial Boulevard and the Treeline area is to the east across I-75.

OpenStreetMap names three places inside the city’s part of the area: Heritage Palms Golf & Country Club, Reflection Isles and Paseo.

ZIP codes: 33966 for 78% of residential addresses and 33912 for 22%.

Schools

Lee County does not assign a school by street address alone. Under the district’s 2026-27 Student Enrollment Plan, families rank the schools in the zone their address falls in, and the district guarantees a seat, with bus service, at a school in that zone. Siblings and homes within 2 miles of a school get preference when a school fills. In the district’s 2026-27 zone layer, the whole area falls in one zone at each level:

Inside the area are Ray V. Pottorf Elementary, 4600 Challenger Blvd., and Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle, 4750 Winkler Avenue Extension, from the federal school directory. Grades are from the Florida Department of Education; each name links to the school’s state report card. Check an address on the district’s School Enrollment Zones map. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 33966 was $334,302 in August 2026, down 3.1% from $344,829 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. In ZIP 33912 it was $376,358, down 3.0%. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family homes and condos together, not a sale price, and it covers each whole ZIP code, including the unincorporated streets in it. Zillow’s figure for Fort Myers was $305,650, down 5.0% on the year. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

The city’s parks data lists no city park inside this part of town. The open land here is county land:

• Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, a Lee County preserve of more than 3,500 acres with a 1.2-mile boardwalk loop, according to the county’s trail guide. The boardwalk is open daily, dawn to dusk.
• Heritage Palms Golf & Country Club, named in OpenStreetMap, is a private club.

More in our parks and trails guide and walking and biking trails guide.

Getting around

• Interstate: I-75 exit 136, Colonial Boulevard, about 3.2 miles by road from the middle of the area; exit 138, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, about 3.7 miles.
• City Hall (2200 Second St.): about 6.5 miles.
• Airport: about 10.1 miles to Southwest Florida International Airport.
• These are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.
• Bus: LeeTran’s current schedule data lists routes 5, 80, 110 and 140 on stops inside the area. Times are on LeeTran’s route pages.

More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap, inside the area or close to its edge:

• Publix, 7950 Dani Drive
• Aldi, 4560 Colonial Blvd.
• Walmart Supercenter, 4770 Colonial Blvd.
• Little India, Bernwood Place Drive
• Kohl’s, Ben C. Pratt Six Mile Cypress Parkway

How we drew this area

This page uses every current residential address point in the City of Fort Myers address layer that is inside city limits, east of US 41, west of I-75 and south of Colonial Boulevard, matched to The School District of Lee County’s 2026-27 enrollment zone layer on Oct. 9, 2026. Store and park locations and road distances use © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What ZIP code is the Six Mile Cypress area of Fort Myers in?

Mostly 33966 (78% of residential addresses), with the rest in 33912. Zillow put the typical home value in 33966 at $334,302 in August 2026, down 3.1% on the year.

What schools serve the Six Mile Cypress area of Fort Myers?

Every address is in elementary zone J, middle zone EE and the South 1 high school subzone. Ray V. Pottorf Elementary and Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle are inside the area; both earned a B in Florida’s 2026 grades.

Is Six Mile Cypress a good place to live?

Here are the facts. The city’s part of the area has about 7,700 residential addresses, 61% of them apartment or condo units, with two district schools, Lee County’s Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve and a cluster of stores on Colonial Boulevard. It is about 3.2 miles by road from I-75 exit 136 and 6.5 miles from City Hall.

Is Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve in Fort Myers?

It is a Lee County preserve of more than 3,500 acres with a 1.2-mile boardwalk, according to the county’s trail guide, and part of it borders the city homes on this side of town.