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The West Miami handbook

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

West Miami spans 2 ZIP codes; 33144 holds the most residents (61%). For home internet, most of West Miami can choose between Xfinity and AT&T.

I’m new in town

What to set up in West 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 West Miami.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of West 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 City of West Miami water system

The City of West Miami water system supplies almost all of West Miami. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department as seller) and serves 8,500 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.1 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. FL4131558.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve West Miami

100% of 1,726 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless95%5,000/5,000
BreezelineCable13%1,000/50
VerizonFixed wireless90%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless74%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have West Miami’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in West Miami.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

West Miami kids go to
PK–5Sylvania Heights Elementary SchoolDade County School District
6–8117 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1261 high schoolsDepends on your address

West 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

West Miami spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of West MiamiZIP’s residents in West Miami
33144Miami, FL61%17%
33155Miami, FL39%6%
Area code305Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in West Miami

Who supplies West Miami’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of West Miami water system (EPA ID FL4131558). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in West 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 West Miami?

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

What ZIP codes are in West Miami?

33144 (61%), 33155 (39%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is West Miami in?

Dade County School District.

How do I register to vote in West 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: 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.