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Babcock Ranch | |
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  Babcock Ranch Location within the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 26°52′28″N 81°43′08″W / 26.87444°N 81.71889°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Counties | Charlotte, Lee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27 sq mi (69 km2) |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 33917, 33982 |
| Area codes | 239, 941 |
| GNIS feature ID | 278018[1] |
| Website | babcockranch.com |
Babcock Ranch is a planned community located in southeastern Charlotte County and northeastern Lee County, Florida, consisting of approximately 17,000 acres (6,900 ha).[2] The community was named after Edward Vose Babcock, a lumber baron and former mayor of Pittsburgh, who purchased the land in 1914. The planned community was approved as part of a public-private partnership with the State of Florida and local governments. The deal established the neighboring Babcock Ranch Preserve.[3] Construction on the Ranch began in 2016 and opened in 2018 as America’s first solar town.
- ^ a b c "Babcock Ranch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 19, 1979. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ Rascoe, Ayesha (April 9, 2009). "Florida to get first solar-powered city". Reuters. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
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