Three Lakes is a community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, home to about 16,888 people across 3.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 33186.
Homes sold for a median of $338 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly The Crossings; part is in Three Lakes
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Three Lakes. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Miami International Airport (MIA)11 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Miami, FL14 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Three Lakes; 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.
Three Lakes had 16,540 residents in the 2020 census, up 138% since 2000.
It’s the 238th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses.
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 57°F. About 56.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Miami Kendall Tamiami Exec Ap, FL weather station (2 miles away).
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).
885 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Three Lakes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 93 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 47 |
| Dentists | 71 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 292 |
| Mental health providers | 177 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 174 |
| Optometrists | 12 |
| Chiropractors | 19 |
| Pharmacies | 44 |
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.
Parks (8 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Miami-Dade. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calusa Elementary SchoolMiami | Pre-K–5 | 695 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Claude Pepper Elementary SchoolMiami | Pre-K–5 | 417 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Devon Aire K-8 CenterMiami | Pre-K–8 | 818 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Jack David Gordon Elementary SchoolMiami | Pre-K–5 | 805 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Bridgeprep Academy of Village GreenMiami | K–10 | 856 | Charter | 1.0 mi |
| Arvida Middle SchoolMiami | 6–8 | 989 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Bridgeprep Academy of Village Green Middle High SchoolMiami | 6–12 | 696 | Charter | 1.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids Paradise Learning CenterMiami | Pre-K–5 | 84 | Nonsectarian | 1.9 mi |
| Lincoln-Marti SchoolMiami | Pre-K–4 | 26 | Nonsectarian | 2.4 mi |
| Montessori Children's HouseMiami | Pre-K–K | 7 | Nonsectarian | 0.4 mi |
| The Creative Learning CenterMiami | Pre-K–K | 19 | Nonsectarian | 0.7 mi |
| Happy Memories Learning Center CorpMiami | K–5 | 68 | Nonsectarian | 0.8 mi |
| Learning Links School HouseMiami | K–12 | 104 | Nonsectarian | 1.5 mi |
| Sunshine Learning MiamiMiami | K–12 | 83 | Nonsectarian | 1.1 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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Shares ZIP codes with The Crossings, The Hammocks, Country Walk and Kendall.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.