Town guide

West Miami, Florida

West Miami is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, home to about 7,162 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 33144 and 33155.

Homes sold for a median of $452 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population7,16210,087 per sq mi
Median home value$488,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$452Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking7%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in West Miami

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around West Miami

Distances

Nearest major airportMiami International Airport (MIA)3 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Miami, FL6 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of West Miami; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents West Miami

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

West Miami had 7,233 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.

It’s the 409th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.

West Miami population by census2000: 5,863, 2010: 5,965, 2020: 7,2335,86320005,96520107,2332020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses.

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 61°F. About 67.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near West MiamiJan: high 76°F, low 61°F, 1.8 in; Feb: high 78°F, low 63°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 81°F, low 66°F, 2.5 in; Apr: high 84°F, low 70°F, 3.4 in; May: high 87°F, low 73°F, 6.3 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 76°F, 10.5 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 78°F, 7.4 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 78°F, 9.6 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 77°F, 10.2 in; Oct: high 86°F, low 74°F, 7.7 in; Nov: high 81°F, low 68°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 78°F, low 64°F, 2.4 in76°61°Jan1.878°63°Feb2.281°66°Mar2.584°70°Apr3.487°73°May6.389°76°Jun10.591°78°Jul7.491°78°Aug9.689°77°Sep10.286°74°Oct7.781°68°Nov3.578°64°Dec2.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Miami Intl Ap, 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:

Largest industries in Miami-Dade CountyHealth care and social assistance: 162,260 jobs; Retail trade: 139,904 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 135,766 jobs; Professional services: 89,618 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 79,969 jobs; Wholesale trade: 68,722 jobs; Administrative and support: 64,596 jobs; Finance and insurance: 51,778 jobsHealth care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 13% Professional services 9% Transportation and warehousing 8% Wholesale trade 7% Administrative and support 6% Finance and insurance 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,874 doctors and other health care providers list an office in West Miami’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Keralty HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · MiamiUnder a mile
  • Nicklaus Children's HospitalChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Miami1.3 miles
  • Doctors HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Coral Gables3.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors306
Specialist doctors429
Dentists139
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants581
Mental health providers247
Physical and occupational therapists123
Optometrists24
Chiropractors25
Pharmacies182

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 West Miami

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Brothers to the Rescue Memorial Park · 6 acres0.6 mi
  • West Miami Recreation Center · 4 acres0.8 mi
  • Fairlawn Community Park · 1 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Fresco0.5 mi
  • Willy's Supermarket0.6 mi
  • Walmart Neighborhood Market0.6 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.6 mi
  • Pharmag Pharmacy0.7 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Fairlawn Branch Library0.8 mi

Museums

  • Coral Gables Museum3.1 mi
  • Cuban Museum3.2 mi
  • Lowe Art Museum3.3 mi
  • Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum3.9 mi
  • Miami Springs Historical Society4.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Coral Gables International Art Center1.7 mi
  • Cosford Cinema3.0 mi
  • Jerry Herman Ring Theatre3.1 mi
  • Ring Theater3.1 mi
  • Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre3.1 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1947.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in West Miami

Public schools here are run by Miami-Dade. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (11)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Banyan Elementary SchoolMiamiPre-K–5340Public1.8 mi
Coral Terrace Elementary SchoolMiamiPre-K–5462Public0.6 mi
David Fairchild Elementary SchoolMiamiPre-K–5473Public2.2 mi
Emerson Elementary SchoolMiamiPre-K–5289Public1.6 mi
Everglades K-8 CenterMiamiPre-K–8912Public1.3 mi
Fairlawn Elementary SchoolMiamiPre-K–5493Public1.2 mi
Flagami Elementary SchoolMiamiPre-K–5381Public0.7 mi
Seminole Elementary SchoolMiamiPre-K–5508Public1.3 mi
Sylvania Heights Elementary SchoolMiamiPre-K–5551Public1.1 mi
West Miami Middle SchoolMiami6–8599Public0.7 mi
South Miami Senior High SchoolMiami9–121,611Public2.4 mi
Private schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Apple Learning CenterMiamiPre-K–434Nonsectarian0.7 mi
Bottega Child Development Center LlcMiamiPre-K–K7Nonsectarian1.9 mi
Childrens Place Learning CenterMiamiPre-K–28Nonsectarian1.4 mi
Our International Academy at Coral GablesMiamiPre-K–441Nonsectarian1.2 mi
Westchester Academy and Learning CenterMiamiPre-K–313Nonsectarian0.6 mi
Coral Way Umc Daycare School CenterMiamiK–694Christian (no specific denomination)1.0 mi
Lincoln-Marti Community Agency 35MiamiK–217Nonsectarian0.4 mi
Palmetto Christian SchoolMiamiK–846Presbyterian2.6 mi
The 2nd House Academy Corp.MiamiK–246Nonsectarian1.8 mi
Yin Yang AcademyMiamiK–640Nonsectarian1.2 mi
Mlmpi Prep Academy 4Miami6–1265Nonsectarian2.2 mi
Dr I. MontealegreMiami11–1227Christian (no specific denomination)0.9 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 Coral Terrace, Miami, Westchester, Fountainebleau, Glenvar Heights, Olympia Heights and South Miami.

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