Photo: Averette · CC BY 3.0Living in El Portal, FL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in El Portal goes to 33138 (65% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Public schools here are run by Dade County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in El Portal, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in El Portal.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of El Portal. 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.
Water comes from Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department
The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department supplies almost all of El Portal. It draws ground water and serves 2,377,460 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. FL4130871.
4 home internet providers serve El Portal
100% of 777 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 98% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in El Portal: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in El Portal, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Glass
- Aluminum
- Steel
- Narrow-neck plastic bottles
- All kinds of paper
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check elportalvillage.com →
From elportalvillage.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-08-25T14:29:27+00:00, 2026-09-03T01:46:33+00:00. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
El Portal 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.
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.
El Portal spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where El Portal residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of El Portal | ZIP’s residents in El Portal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33138 | Miami, FL | 65% | 5% |
| 33150 | Miami, FL | 35% | 2% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
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 El Portal
Who supplies El Portal’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (EPA ID FL4130871). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in El Portal?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve El Portal?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in El Portal?
33138 (65%), 33150 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is El Portal in?
Dade County School District.
How do I register to vote in El Portal?
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: El Portal’s own website (elportalvillage.com), read Oct 22, 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.