Sweetwater is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, home to about 20,085 people across 2.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 33172 and 33174.
Homes sold for a median of $313 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population20,0859,171 per sq mi
Median home value$294,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$313Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sweetwater. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Sweetwater
Distances
Nearest major airport
Miami International Airport (MIA)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Miami, FL9 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sweetwater; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Sweetwater had 19,363 residents in the 2020 census, up 43% since 2010.
It’s the 206th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses.
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 59°F. About 69.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Miami Nwsfo, FL weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Miami-Dade County
1,055,440 jobs at 98,394 businesses in Miami-Dade County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
643 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sweetwater’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Keralty HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Miami3.0 miles
Hca Florida Kendall HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Miami3.9 miles
Nicklaus Children's HospitalChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Miami4.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
92
Specialist doctors
51
Dentists
58
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
221
Mental health providers
125
Physical and occupational therapists
66
Optometrists
15
Chiropractors
15
Pharmacies
66
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Sweetwater
Parks (5 nearby)
Glades Road Park · 17 acres0.2 mi
The Women's Park · 16 acres0.3 mi
Coral Estates Park · 5 acres1.1 mi
Westbrook Park · 2 acres1.0 mi
Carlow Park · 2 acres0.7 mi
Grocery stores (6 nearby)
Publix0.1 mi
Navarro0.1 mi
Hanna & Tiger Asian Mart0.6 mi
Sabor Tropical Supermarket0.7 mi
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
CVS Pharmacy0.2 mi
Walgreens0.7 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
International Mall Branch Library1.0 mi
Museums
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum1.4 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Main Street Stage1.6 mi
Coral Gables International Art Center4.6 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Miami-Dade. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(17)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Coral Park Elementary SchoolMiami
Pre-K–5
782
Public
1.0 mi
E.W.F. Stirrup Elementary SchoolMiami
Pre-K–5
611
Public
0.3 mi
Sweetwater Elementary SchoolMiami
Pre-K–5
463
Public
0.6 mi
Bridgeprep Academy of Miami DadeDoral
K–12
1,316
Charter
2.7 mi
Doral AcademyDoral
K–5
1,091
Charter
1.8 mi
Doral Academy North Charter ElementaryDoral
K–5
200
Charter
2.4 mi
Pinecrest Academy (North Campus)Miami
K–8
468
Charter
0.2 mi
Pinecrest North Preparatory (Fontainebleau Campus)Miami
K–8
727
Charter
1.1 mi
Renaissance Elementary Charter SchoolDoral
K–5
876
Charter
1.6 mi
Doral Academy Charter Middle SchoolDoral
6–8
1,351
Charter
2.2 mi
Doral Academy of TechnologyDoral
6–8
288
Charter
2.2 mi
Just Arts and Management Charter Middle SchoolDoral
6–8
288
Charter
1.8 mi
Ruben Dario Middle SchoolMiami
6–8
484
Public
0.3 mi
Doral Academy Charter High SchoolDoral
9–12
2,073
Charter
2.2 mi
Doral Park High SchoolDoral
9–12
454
Charter, Alternative Education
1.2 mi
Doral Performing Arts & Entertainment AcademyDoral
9–12
369
Charter
2.2 mi
Pinecrest North Preparatory High SchoolMiami
9–12
204
Charter
1.1 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Fantastic Land Learning CenterMiami
Pre-K–1
7
Nonsectarian
0.8 mi
Miami Christian SchoolMiami
K–12
311
Christian (no specific denomination)
1.0 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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