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The Armada handbook

Living in Armada, 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. The ER is a drive from Armada: the closest is Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, 16.5 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Armada, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Armada.

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Armada. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Village of Armada water system

The Village of Armada water system supplies Armada: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Armada

100% of 611 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL72%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless88%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless9%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Armada’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Armada.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Armada kids go to
PK–5Orville C Krause Elementary SchoolArmada Area Schools
6–8Armada Middle SchoolArmada Area Schools
9–12Armada High SchoolArmada Area Schools

Armada is in Armada Area Schools.

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Armada is in ZIP code 48005

ZIP codes where Armada residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ArmadaZIP’s residents in Armada
48005Armada, MI100%32%
Area code586Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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

Who supplies Armada’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?

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Armada?

Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Armada?

48005. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Armada in?

Armada Area Schools.

How do I register to vote in Armada?

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: 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.