Photo: Smothert1 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Homestead, FL: what to set up and who to call
Homestead runs its own electric utility, City of Homestead; its homes paid 11.4¢ per kWh in 2025. The nearest library is Homestead Cybrarium, 2.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Homestead, 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 Homestead.
Power comes from City of Homestead
City of Homestead (City of Homestead - (FL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Homestead. Its homes paid an average of 11.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Florida).
Start or move service: cityofhomestead.com · (305) 224-4800
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Homestead water system
The City of Homestead water system supplies almost all of Homestead. It draws ground water (EPA lists the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department as seller) and serves 80,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.7 ppb. That’s higher than 76% 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. FL4130645.
5 home internet providers serve Homestead
100% of 16,817 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 90% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| SkyNet360 | Fixed wireless | 83% | 160/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Homestead depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Homestead, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on homesteadfl.maps.arcgis.com
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on homesteadfl.gov →
- Bulky itemsEvery other week
Bulk trash drop-off site (Drop Site)
548 SE 6th Avenue, Homestead, FL 33030
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
- Sun8 am–noon
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Clean glass bottles, jugs and jars
- Plastic containers
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Catalogs
- Junk mail
- Cereal boxes
- Phone books
- Dry food boxes (chipboard)
- Aluminum and tin cans
- Empty aerosol cans
- Flattened cardboard boxes
From homesteadfl.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024, 2026. 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.
Homestead 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.
Homestead spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Homestead residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Homestead | ZIP’s residents in Homestead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33033 | Homestead, FL | 41% | 50% |
| 33030 | Homestead, FL | 34% | 76% |
| 33035 | Homestead, FL | 22% | 100% |
| 33034 | Homestead, FL | 2% | 7% |
33039, 33090, 33092 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Homestead
Who supplies Homestead’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Homestead water system (EPA ID FL4130645). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Homestead?
City of Homestead (City of Homestead - (FL)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Homestead?
Xfinity, AT&T, SkyNet360, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Homestead?
33033 (41%), 33030 (34%), 33035 (22%), 33034 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Homestead in?
Dade County School District.
How do I register to vote in Homestead?
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: Homestead’s own website (homesteadfl.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.