Southwest Florida · Charlotte County

Living in Harbour Heights, Florida

Harbour Heights is an unincorporated community in Charlotte County, with about 4,289 people.1 It feels small-town or low-density suburban, at 1,977 people per square mile.1,3

4,2891people
$368,9001median home value
$1,331/mo1median rent
56.11median age

Small place: Census estimates for places under 5,000 people have wide margins of error. Treat these figures as rough.

Unincorporated: there's no city government; Charlotte County provides roads, zoning and law enforcement.

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

AdventHealth Port Charlotte, in Port Charlotte, about 7 miles away.2

Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.

Life in Southwest Florida

Gulf beaches, warm dry winters and an older population.

Hazards: Storm surge is the biggest risk: Hurricane Ian came ashore in Lee County as a Category 4 in 2022, and Milton made landfall near Siesta Key in 2024.4,5

Visitor information

Charlotte County's official tourism office: Pure Florida (Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach).6 Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.

Read the free Southwest Florida preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.

The full Harbour Heights town card

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Other places in Charlotte County

Written by Charles Squires, North Port, Florida. 40 years living in Florida, in eight places.

I've lived in Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte and North Port, where I live now, and called on schools from Sarasota to Fort Myers and Naples.

More about the author and how this manual is made

"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Harbour Heights as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Harbour Heights can be larger.

Notes

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
  2. CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
  4. Babcock Ranch kept power through Hurricane Ian (WTOP)
  5. Siesta Beach (Wikipedia)
  6. County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05