About Pelican Bay
Pelican Bay is a small unincorporated community in southern Florida.
Pelican Bay holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.95 square miles.
📰 Pelican Bay News Today
- Pelican Bay Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
- 6020 Pelican Bay Blvd Unit E402, Naples, FL 34108 Realtor.com · Feb 6
- Pilot whale beaching along Pelican Bay prompts questions about strandings Gulf Coast News and Weather · Mar 10
- Men's Tennis to Host Pelican Bay Invitational FGCU Athletics · Nov 13
- 22-story Pelican Bay condo renovation underway Florida Weekly · Dec 4
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Pelican Bay Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Deep South Florida location — tropical climate and no winter to speak of.
- Positioned in southern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Pelican Bay
- Marker 36
- Angelo's Southern Grill
- Deep Lagoon Seafood — seafood
- Grainde Café (café)
- LongHorn Steakhouse — steak house
- The Crust Pizza — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateFlorida
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.95 sq mi
Coordinates26.2349, -81.8102