Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in North Miami Beach, FL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in North Miami Beach goes to 33162 (70% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Children in North Miami Beach attend Dade County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Miami Beach, 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 North Miami Beach.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Miami Beach. 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 North Miami Beach water system
The North Miami Beach water system supplies North Miami Beach: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 180,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. That’s higher than 68% 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. FL4131618.
4 home internet providers serve North Miami Beach
97% of 8,188 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 60% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in North Miami Beach depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in North Miami Beach, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on citynmb.com
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on citynmb.com →
Recycling drop-off location behind City Hall (20th Avenue)
17011 NE 19th Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Plastic bottles
- Cans
- Paper
- Cartons
- Cardboard
From citynmb.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
North Miami Beach 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.
North Miami Beach spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where North Miami Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Miami Beach | ZIP’s residents in North Miami Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33162 | Miami, FL | 70% | 68% |
| 33160 | North Miami Beach, FL | 22% | 22% |
| 33179 | Miami, FL | 4% | 4% |
| 33181 | Miami, FL | 3% | 7% |
A few homes fall in 33169.
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 North Miami Beach
Who supplies North Miami Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The North Miami Beach water system (EPA ID FL4131618). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Miami Beach?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve North Miami Beach?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Miami Beach?
33162 (70%), 33160 (22%), 33179 (4%), 33181 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Miami Beach in?
Dade County School District.
How do I register to vote in North Miami 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 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: North Miami Beach’s own website (citynmb.com), 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.