Living in Allen Park, MI: what to set up and who to call
Allen Park has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.7 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Elections in Allen Park are run by Allen Park itself; register with the Allen Park City Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Allen Park, 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 Allen Park.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Allen Park. Its homes paid an average of 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $126 a month (its average across Michigan, for customers on its standard service). Michigan lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of DTE’s home customers do, and DTE still delivers it.
Start or move service: www.dteenergy.com · (800) 477-4747
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Allen Park
Allen Park supplies almost all of Allen Park. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Great Lakes Water Authority as seller) and serves 28,210 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 8.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.9 ppb. That’s higher than 97% 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. MI0000130.
6 home internet providers serve Allen Park
100% of 11,235 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| WOW! | Cable | 97% | 1,200/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 28% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 1,000/75 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Allen Park is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Allen Park, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on cityofallenpark.org
- RecyclingEvery week
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From cityofallenpark.org, cms3.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 9.6.2024. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Allen Park (53%) is in Allen Park Public Schools; parts are in Melvindale-North Allen Park School District (42%) and Southgate Community School District (5%).
B−School gradeSee 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Allen Park is in ZIP code 48101
ZIP codes where Allen Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Allen Park | ZIP’s residents in Allen Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48101 | Allen Park, MI | 100% | 100% |
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 Allen Park
Who supplies Allen Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Allen Park (EPA ID MI0000130). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Allen Park?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Allen Park?
Xfinity, WOW!, AT&T, Ripple Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Allen Park?
48101. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Allen Park in?
Allen Park Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Melvindale-North Allen Park School District and Southgate Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Allen Park?
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 Allen Park City 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: Allen Park’s own website (cityofallenpark.org, cms3.revize.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.