Photo: 42-BRT · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Center Line, MI: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Center Line are run by Center Line itself; register with the Center Line City Clerk. The closest public drop-off to Center Line is SOCCRA Madison Heights Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Center Line, 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 Center Line.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Center Line. 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 City of Warren water system
The City of Warren water system supplies Center Line: about 34% of residents live in its service area. About 66% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Great Lakes Water Authority as seller) and serves 134,056 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–Dec 2025, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.0 ppb. That’s higher than 76% 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. MI0006900.
5 home internet providers serve Center Line
100% of 2,655 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 97% | 5,000/5,000 |
| WOW! | Cable | 93% | 1,200/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 45% | 1,000/75 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Center Line
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Center Line, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard and paper bags
- Empty aluminum cans
- Empty steel and tin cans
- Empty wood containers only
- Empty, clear glass
- Junk mail - envelopes, flyers, brochures, postcards, etc.
- Magazines and catalogs
- Newspaper - Remove bags, strings and rubber bands
- Paperboard - No wax coated paperboard
- Phone books
- Plastic bags - Most retail and grocery bags
- Plastic jugs and bottles number 1 and number 2
- Pots and pans / kitchen cookware
Center Line Recycling Center
Department of Public Works yard, 6685 E Ten Mile Road, Center Line, MI 48015
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check centerline.gov →
From centerline.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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 Center Line (92%) is in Center Line Public Schools; parts are in Van Dyke Public Schools (8%).
CSchool 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.
Center Line is in ZIP code 48015
ZIP codes where Center Line residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Center Line | ZIP’s residents in Center Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48015 | Center Line, 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 Center Line
Who supplies Center Line’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Warren water system (EPA ID MI0006900). 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 2.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Center Line?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Center Line?
Xfinity, AT&T, WOW!, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Center Line?
48015. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Center Line in?
Center Line Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Van Dyke Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Center Line?
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 Center Line 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: Center Line’s own website (centerline.gov), 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.