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The Brookfield Township handbook

Living in Brookfield Township, MI: what to set up and who to call

New voters sign up with the Brookfield Township Clerk, which runs Brookfield Township’s elections. For home internet, most of Brookfield Township can choose between Air Advantage and AT&T.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Brookfield Township, 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 Brookfield Township.

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Village of Owendale water system

The Village of Owendale water system supplies Brookfield Township: about 32% of residents live in its service area. About 68% 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 241 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. MI0005110.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Brookfield Township

68% of 370 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 33% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Air AdvantageFixed wireless, Fiber91%10/1
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL58%25/3
XfinityCable34%1,200/35
TEC FiberFiber27%1,000/1,000
Pigeon Telephone CompanyFiber, DSL9%1,000/1,000
Highline InternetFiber3%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Brookfield Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brookfield Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Brookfield Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Brookfield Township kids go to
PK–5OwendaleGagetown Elementary SchoolOwendale-Gagetown Area Schools
6–12OwendaleGagetown JrSr High SchoolOwendale-Gagetown Area Schools

Most of Brookfield Township (84%) is in Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools; parts are in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools (16%).

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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Brookfield Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Brookfield TownshipZIP’s residents in Brookfield Township
48754Owendale, MI64%48%
48759Sebewaing, MI18%4%
48735Gagetown, MI16%13%
48755Pigeon, MI2%0%

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 Brookfield Township

Who supplies Brookfield Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Village of Owendale water system (EPA ID MI0005110). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Brookfield Township?

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

What internet providers serve Brookfield Township?

Air Advantage, AT&T, Xfinity, TEC Fiber, Pigeon Telephone Company, Highline Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Brookfield Township?

48754 (64%), 48759 (18%), 48735 (16%), 48755 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Brookfield Township in?

Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools. Parts of the city are in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools.

How do I register to vote in Brookfield 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 Brookfield 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.