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Lehigh Acres score: 42/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Lehigh Acres safe? United States travel risk

Is Lehigh Acres safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Lehigh Acres scores 42/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Lehigh Acres scores 42/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lehigh Acres: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: natural hazards (60/100) and security (35/100).

A score of 42 is higher than 45% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Local Geographic Profile

Situated in Florida at 26.6120° N, 81.6388° W (elevation 6 m), Lehigh Acres lies 1,433.0 km NNE of Washington. Time zone: America/New_York.

Region
Florida
Coordinates
26.6120° N, 81.6388° W
Elevation
6 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
127,391
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Cape Coral (35.7 km W).

Emergency & Transport Infrastructure

Aviation Hub Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) 14.2 km SW
Hospital Care Lehigh Regional Medical Center 2.1 km W
Police Station Lee County Sheriff's Office Bravo East District 1.2 km WSW
Railway Terminal Colonial Station 21.6 km W

Surrounding Localities in United States

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — — — — — — — — 1 — — —
Wildfires — 1 1 — 1 — — — — — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Lehigh Acres happened in February, March and May (3 of 3 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

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Nearby Destinations with Scored Guides

Bonita Springs 15
32.0 km SSW
Cape Coral 56
35.7 km W
Coral Springs 15
142.5 km ESE
Port St. Lucie 20
144.5 km ENE
Pembroke Pines 15
145.8 km ESE
Davie 15
147.2 km ESE

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Sources: SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM contributors, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Data desk · Sources · Editorial Policy