Miami-Dade County

Opa-locka

Opa-locka is an incorporated city in Miami-Dade County. The city handles building permits and local licenses, while Miami-Dade Water and Sewer now handles water utility services and billing, with a county customer center inside Opa-locka's municipal complex.

Type: City
County: Miami-Dade
Population: 16,177

Data notes

Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 18.4893 mills for Miami-Dade County. Census GEOID: 1251650.

Local front desk

Permits stay with the city; water service runs through Miami-Dade.

Use Opa-locka Building and Licenses for construction permits, plan review, inspections, certificates of occupancy, and local business licensing. Use Water Utility Services for accounts, payments, leaks, main breaks, sewer service, and the Miami-Dade customer center in the municipal complex. The same address can therefore lead to two different governments.

Local government

Opa-locka building and licenses The city route for building and trade permits, plan review, inspections, certificates of occupancy, local licenses, forms, and current contacts. Opa-locka water utility services The current route for Miami-Dade water accounts, payments, leaks, main breaks, sewer service, and the customer center at the municipal complex.

Property and records

Property appraiser Parcel records, assessed value, exemptions, and taxable value. Tax collector Tax bills, payments, discounts, deferrals, and delinquent-tax questions. Clerk and recorder Deeds, mortgages, official records, court files, and recorded documents.

People and safety

Supervisor of Elections Voter registration, precincts, ballots, and county election information. Emergency management Local alerts, evacuation information, shelters, and storm instructions. School district Enrollment, calendars, district contacts, and the address-based assignment path.

Find the office Match the errand to the office Use the record or service to separate city, county, district, state, and private responsibilities. Find the utility provider Start utility service with the address Water, power, sewer, trash, gas, and internet can follow different service boundaries.

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Address, home, and local records

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Address and ZIP

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Property tax

Miami-Dade County tax planning

The November 2025 county planning row is 18.4893 mills, about $1,849 per $100,000 of taxable value before parcel-specific charges.

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Storm planning

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Permits and records

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Building permits, code cases, liens, zoning, business tax receipts, and utility records may sit with Miami-Dade County, a city, or a district.

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Notes about Opa-locka

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History and culture

Opa-locka keeps an Arabian Nights street map

Opa-locka's domes, minarets, and street names come from a 1920s city plan with a theatrical Moorish Revival idea.

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Around Opa-locka

Nearby Florida place pages, ordered by straight-line distance between Census internal points. This is not driving distance.

Westview Miami-Dade County - about 1 mile away Pinewood Miami-Dade County - about 3 miles away West Little River Miami-Dade County - about 3 miles away Miami Gardens Miami-Dade County - about 3 miles away Biscayne Gardens Miami-Dade County - about 4 miles away Hialeah Miami-Dade County - about 4 miles away Miami Lakes Miami-Dade County - about 4 miles away Gladeview Miami-Dade County - about 4 miles away

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Data and page limits

Last checked July 26, 2026. Place names, county coverage, GEOIDs, coordinates, and population labels come from the Census sources in the Florida place data used by this site. County tax planning rows use Florida Revenue November 2025 millage data. The local front desk is a reviewed profile of the city and county split, checked August 3, 2026. Direct note relationships and contextual note paths are kept separate. Parcel values, exemptions, permits, school assignments, storm instructions, utility service, private rules, and final bills still depend on the exact address and the official office or document.

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