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The Miramar Beach handbook

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

Miramar Beach has no town government of its own, so Walton County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Walton County School District. Coastal Branch Library (Walton County Public Library System), 9.8 miles away, is the closest library to Miramar Beach.

Who supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Miramar Beach has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Walton County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Miramar Beach’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

WaterSouth Walton Utility Company0 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAMore →Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Miramar Beach’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolWalton County School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes32550, 32459Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Miramar Beach.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from South Walton Utility Company

South Walton Utility Company supplies almost all of Miramar Beach. It draws ground water and serves 26,668 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. FL1660615.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Miramar Beach

100% of 6,870 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cox CommunicationsCable, Fiber95%2,000/100
AT&TFixed wireless, Fiber75%5,000/5,000
LiveOak FiberFiber51%5,000/5,000
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber41%60/5
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber14%1,000/50
VerizonFixed wireless84%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Miramar Beach’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Miramar Beach.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileMiramar Beach has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Miramar Beach kids go to
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Miramar Beach is in Walton County School District.

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

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

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Miramar Beach is unincorporated, so Walton County is the local government.

Local governmentWalton CountyMiramar Beach is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereWalton Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Walton County (county election office). 571 US Hwy 90 E., Ste. 102, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 · (850) 892-8112 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeregistration.elections.myflorida.comThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Miramar Beach spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Miramar BeachZIP’s residents in Miramar Beach
32550Miramar Beach, FL98%100%
32459Santa Rosa Beach, FL2%1%
Area code850Wikidata

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.

Nearest emergency roomSacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast0.2 miles awayGet a library cardWalton County Public Library SystemNearest branch: Coastal Branch Library, 437 Greenway Trail · (850) 267-2809

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

Questions about living in Miramar Beach

Who supplies Miramar Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

South Walton Utility Company (EPA ID FL1660615). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

What internet providers serve Miramar Beach?

Cox Communications, AT&T, LiveOak Fiber, CenturyLink, Mediacom Xtream, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Miramar Beach?

32550 (98%), 32459 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Miramar Beach in?

Walton County School District.

How do I register to vote in Miramar Beach?

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 Walton 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.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.