The City of South Miami is a desirable place to live because of its urban mix. It was awarded the “All-America City Award”, which is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States. This award is the oldest community recognition program in the nation and recognizes communities whose citizens work together to identify and tackle community-wide challenges and achieve uncommon results. The residents are proud to call it “The City of Pleasant Living”.

South Miami and zip code 33143 is one of the largest in Miami-Dade County. It mostly consists of residential homes built from the 1950’s through today.