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The Bay Harbor Islands handbook

Living in Bay Harbor Islands, FL: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Bay Harbor Islands is in ZIP code 33154. Dade County School District runs the public schools in Bay Harbor Islands.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bay Harbor Islands, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Bay Harbor Islands.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bay Harbor Islands. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $162 a month (its average across Florida).

Start or move service: www.fpl.com · (800) 375-2434

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Town of Bay Harbor Islands water system

The Town of Bay Harbor Islands water system supplies almost all of Bay Harbor Islands. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department as seller) and serves 6,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. FL4130089.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Bay Harbor Islands

100% of 486 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BreezelineCable, Fiber95%1,000/50
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless94%5,000/5,000
XfinityFiber11%2,000/2,000
Hotwire CommunicationsFiber5%8,000/8,000
VerizonFixed wireless95%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless33%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Bay Harbor Islands

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bay Harbor Islands, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbbayharborislands-fl.gov
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Aluminum cans
  • Aluminum foil and bakeware
  • Steel cans and tin cans
  • Magazines

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check bayharborislands-fl.gov →

From bayharborislands-fl.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bay Harbor Islands kids go to
PK–8Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 CenterDade County School District
9–1261 high schoolsDepends on your address

Bay Harbor Islands is in Dade County School District.

B+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bay Harbor Islands is in ZIP code 33154

ZIP codes where Bay Harbor Islands residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Bay Harbor IslandsZIP’s residents in Bay Harbor Islands
33154Miami Beach, FL100%40%
Area code305Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Bay Harbor Islands

Who supplies Bay Harbor Islands’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Town of Bay Harbor Islands water system (EPA ID FL4130089). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bay Harbor Islands?

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Bay Harbor Islands?

Breezeline, AT&T, Xfinity, Hotwire Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bay Harbor Islands?

33154. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bay Harbor Islands in?

Dade County School District.

How do I register to vote in Bay Harbor Islands?

In Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before). Elections here are run by the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections. Check your registration at registration.elections.myflorida.com.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Bay Harbor Islands’ own website (bayharborislands-fl.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.