Living in Addison, MI: what to set up and who to call
The Addison water system reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: arsenic ×4. 78% of systems its size reported none. For an emergency, Hillsdale Hospital is the closest ER, 15.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Addison, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Addison.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Addison. Its homes paid an average of 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: consumersenergy.com · (800) 477-5050
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Addison water system
The Addison water system supplies Addison: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 605 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2025. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 77% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0000030.
7 home internet providers serve Addison
97% of 256 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 84% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Rural Reach | Fixed wireless | 94% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 51% | 300/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 24% | 150/20 |
| DMCI Broadband | Fixed wireless | 4% | 40/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Addison’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Addison.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Addison is in Addison Community Schools.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Addison is in ZIP code 49220
ZIP codes where Addison residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Addison | ZIP’s residents in Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49220 | Addison, MI | 100% | 24% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Addison
Who supplies Addison’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Addison water system (EPA ID MI0000030). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Addison?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Addison?
Xfinity, Frontier, Rural Reach, Verizon, Mercury Fiber, DMCI Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Addison?
49220. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Addison in?
Addison Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Addison?
In Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Rollin Township Clerk. Check your registration at mvic.sos.state.mi.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.