Living in Armada Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
The Village of Armada water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: nitrate, beginning Jul 2025. Armada Township runs its own elections, so the Armada Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Armada Township, 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 Armada Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Armada Township. 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 Village of Armada water system
The Village of Armada water system supplies Armada Township: about 30% of residents live in its service area. About 69% 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 1,794 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate, beginning Jul 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. MI0000240.
6 home internet providers serve Armada Township
94% of 2,134 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 92% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 48% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 12% | 150/20 |
| Air Advantage | Fixed wireless | 9% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Priority Waste picks up trash in Armada Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Armada Township, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check armadatwp.gov →
From armadatwp.gov, the town’s official site; prioritywaste.com, which armadatwp.gov links to for trash, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-14, March 1, 2026. 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 Armada Township (88%) is in Armada Area Schools; parts are in Romeo Community Schools (12%).
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 Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Armada Township is in ZIP code 48005
ZIP codes where Armada Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Armada Township | ZIP’s residents in Armada Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48005 | Armada, 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 Armada Township
Who supplies Armada Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Village of Armada water system (EPA ID MI0000240). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Armada Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Armada Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber, Air Advantage (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Armada Township?
48005. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Armada Township in?
Armada Area Schools. Parts of the city are in Romeo Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Armada Township?
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 Armada 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: Armada Township’s own website (armadatwp.gov) and the hauler or county pages it links to (prioritywaste.com), read Oct 23, 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.