Broward County
About 83 percent of Miramar is mapped in FEMA's high-risk flood zone, and two canals are the city's main flood sources. Once groundwater is high, it takes less rain to put water in streets, yards and garages.
ZIP codes in the area
Some of these ZIP codes also include neighboring communities.
Miramar covers about 31 square miles of southwest Broward, running from State Road 7 west to land close to the Everglades, with Pembroke Road to the north and the Miami-Dade line to the south. Nearly all of it is flat and low. The city’s own flood risk assessment describes three ways water gets into neighborhoods: canals that overflow, flash flooding from intense local rain, and compound flooding when heavy rain and high water arrive together.
On the 2024 FEMA flood maps, about 83 percent of Miramar falls in the Special Flood Hazard Area, almost all of it Zone AE. The city ranks the Red Road (NW 57th Avenue) Canal and the Snake Creek Canal as its primary flood sources.
Residents have reported street flooding along several stretches of Miramar Parkway, at Red Road and Miramar Parkway, on Douglas Road and Island Drive, and in Silver Lakes, Monarch Lakes and Country Club Ranches. In Historic Miramar, the city has a multi-year infrastructure program that includes canal embankment work for 256 homes along with drainage and water main upgrades.
When outside water does come in, the job looks different from a burst pipe. The water is contaminated, so soaked carpet and pad usually go, lower drywall is cut out, and surfaces are cleaned before drying equipment is set. The flood cleanup page walks through that sequence.
Miramar’s housing is young by South Florida standards. The median home was built in 1996, and roughly a third of all housing units went up between 2000 and 2009. About three out of four homes are single-family houses or townhomes, and most households own.
Age does not keep water out, though. Supply lines, water heaters and AC condensate lines fail in newer homes too, and townhomes share walls with the unit next door. In a climate this humid, drywall and baseboards that stay damp for more than a day or two can start growing mold, which is covered in the guide to mold after water damage.
All four ZIP codes on this page reach past the city line. Measured by land area:
Together those four ZIP codes cover all of Miramar, and the same 24/7 line serves every address in them.
The city's flood risk assessment names the Red Road (NW 57th Avenue) Canal and the Snake Creek Canal as Miramar's primary sources of flooding. Water that comes in from a canal or a flooded street is treated as contaminated during cleanup.
Miramar's low ground keeps groundwater close to the surface. The city notes that as groundwater rises, the soil can hold less rain, so a smaller storm is enough to cause flooding.
City modeling of a 100-year, 72-hour rain arriving with a king tide shows the most severe flooding in the western part of Miramar, with depths of more than 2 feet.
In November 2020, 12 to 18 inches of rain fell across southwest Broward from Weston to Miramar, and water stood in streets for several days. Silver Lakes reported street flooding 15 to 16 inches deep twice that month.
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It can be either. By land area, 33029 is split almost evenly, about 51 percent Miramar and 49 percent Pembroke Pines. The 24/7 line serves the whole ZIP code, so the city name on the mail does not change who to call.
Possibly. Water that stands against a wall or slab edge for a long time can wick into baseboards, drywall and flooring even when no puddle forms inside. A moisture meter reading along exterior walls is the quickest way to find out before swelling or a musty smell shows up.
Groundwater in Miramar sits close to the surface because the land is so low. The city explains that rising groundwater leaves less room in the soil to absorb new rainfall, so rain that might otherwise soak in can pool in yards and push toward doors instead.
Usually not. Canal and street water carries soil, bacteria and runoff, so carpet and pad that soaked in it are normally removed. Hard surfaces get cleaned and disinfected, drywall is often cut above the waterline, and drying starts after that.
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Shut off the water if you can reach the valve safely, then call. Describe where it came from and which rooms are wet.
When you call, have ready