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The Miami handbook

Living in Miami, FL: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Miami goes to 33125 (12% of residents), one of 18 ZIP codes in town. Trains stop in Miami, at Brightline MiamiCentral Station.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Miami, 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 Miami.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Miami. 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 Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department

The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department supplies almost all of Miami. 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Miami

100% of 61,123 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/2,000
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless89%5,000/5,000
BreezelineCable, Fiber2%1,000/50
VerizonFixed wireless76%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless44%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Miami depends on your street

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

Pickup

Your pickup week

Yard waste drop-off

Mini Dump Facility

1290 NW 20 Street

From miami.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.

Miami kids go to
PK–530 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–815 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your address

Miami 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

Miami spans 18 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Miami residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of MiamiZIP’s residents in Miami
33125Miami, FL12%100%
33135Miami, FL8%100%
33130Miami, FL8%100%
33142Miami, FL8%61%
33133Miami, FL7%93%
33126Miami, FL7%64%
33145Miami, FL7%100%
33127Miami, FL6%100%
33131Miami, FL6%100%
33137Miami, FL6%100%
33132Miami, FL4%100%
33138Miami, FL4%60%
33136Miami, FL3%100%
33129Miami, FL3%100%
33134Miami, FL3%29%
33144Miami, FL2%42%
33150Miami, FL2%35%
33128Miami, FL2%100%

A few homes fall in 33147, 33146, 33139, 33101, 33149. 33102, 33106, 33111, 33112, 33116, 33124, 33151, 33152, 33153, 33163, 33164, 33188, 33191, 33192, 33195, 33197, 33198, 33199, 33206, 33222, 33231, 33233, 33234, 33238, 33242, 33243, 33245, 33247, 33255, 33256, 33257, 33261, 33265, 33266, 33269, 33280, 33283, 33296, 33299 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.

Area codes305, 786Wikidata

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Miami

Who supplies Miami’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 Miami?

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

What internet providers serve Miami?

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

What ZIP codes are in Miami?

33125 (12%), 33135 (8%), 33130 (8%), 33142 (8%), 33133 (7%), 33126 (7%), 33145 (7%), 33127 (6%), 33131 (6%), 33137 (6%), 33132 (4%), 33138 (4%), 33136 (3%), 33129 (3%), 33134 (3%), 33144 (2%), 33150 (2%), 33128 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Miami in?

Dade County School District.

How do I register to vote in Miami?

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: Miami’s own website (miami.gov), read Oct 23, 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.