{{Infobox Settlement |official_name = Sanibel |nickname = |settlement_type = City |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = sanibelcityseal.jpg |seal_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Lee_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Sanibel_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = Location in Lee County and the state of Florida |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = Council-Manager |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Mick Denham |leader_title1 = City Manager |leader_name1 = Judie Zimomra |established_title = Settled |established_date = 1884 |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = Incorporated (city) |established_date3 = 1974 |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_sq_mi = 33.16 |area_land_sq_mi = 17.21 |area_water_sq_mi = 15.96 |area_water_percent = 48.13 |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 1 July 2006 |population_footnotes = |population_note = Census Bureau estimate |population_total = 6066 |population_density_sq_mi = 182.7 |population_metro = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |latd = 26 |latm = 26 |lats = 23 |latNS = N |longd = 82 |longm = 4 |longs = 50 |longEW = W |elevation_footnotes =