Photo: Flavinista · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Ann Arbor, MI: what to set up and who to call
For trash and recycling, Ann Arbor has Ann Arbor Dumpster Rentals at 2463 West Stadium Boulevard; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Sat 8 am–6 pm. Voting is local here: the Ann Arbor City Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ann Arbor, 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 Ann Arbor.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ann Arbor. 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 Ann Arbor water system
The Ann Arbor water system supplies almost all of Ann Arbor. It draws surface water and serves 123,851 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 71% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0000220.
5 home internet providers serve Ann Arbor
97% of 25,709 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 36% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 8% | 150/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Ann Arbor
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ann Arbor, from the town’s own site.
Drop-Off Station (operated by Recycle Ann Arbor)
2950 East Ellsworth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
- Mon8 am–6 pm
- Tue8 am–6 pm
- Wed8 am–6 pm
- Thu8 am–6 pm
- Fri8 am–6 pm
- Sat8 am–6 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
From a2gov.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. . Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ann Arbor is in Ann Arbor Public Schools.
ASchool 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 Jun 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ann Arbor spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ann Arbor residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ann Arbor | ZIP’s residents in Ann Arbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48104 | Ann Arbor, MI | 33% | 99% |
| 48103 | Ann Arbor, MI | 27% | 61% |
| 48105 | Ann Arbor, MI | 25% | 78% |
| 48108 | Ann Arbor, MI | 8% | 39% |
| 48109 | Ann Arbor, MI | 6% | 100% |
48106, 48107, 48113 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Ann Arbor
When is the Ann Arbor Dumpster Rentals open?
Mon–Sat 8 am–6 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check annarbordumpsterrental.net before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Ann Arbor’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Ann Arbor water system (EPA ID MI0000220). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ann Arbor?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ann Arbor?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ann Arbor?
48104 (33%), 48103 (27%), 48105 (25%), 48108 (8%), 48109 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ann Arbor in?
Ann Arbor Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Ann Arbor?
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 Ann Arbor 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: Ann Arbor’s own website (a2gov.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from. Drop-off hours: 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.