Photo: Jamie Begin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Chelsea, MI: what to set up and who to call
Chelsea runs its own electric utility, Village of Chelsea. Trash goes out on Tuesdays in Chelsea.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chelsea, 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 Chelsea.
Power comes from Village of Chelsea
Village of Chelsea (Village of Chelsea - (MI)), a municipal utility, serves all of Chelsea.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Chelsea water system
The Chelsea water system supplies almost all of Chelsea. It draws ground water and serves 5,474 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MI0001370.
8 home internet providers serve Chelsea
100% of 2,084 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 74% | 10/1 |
| Midwest Energy & Communications | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 66% | 150/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Chelsea is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Chelsea, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Solid Waste Department Transfer Station (Werkner Road)
8027 Werkner Road, Chelsea, MI
- Wed9 am–4:30 pm
- Thu9 am–4:30 pm
- Fri9 am–4:30 pm
- Sat7 am–noon
From city-chelsea.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Chelsea is in Chelsea School District.
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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Chelsea is in ZIP code 48118
ZIP codes where Chelsea residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chelsea | ZIP’s residents in Chelsea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48118 | Chelsea, MI | 100% | 41% |
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 Chelsea
Who supplies Chelsea’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chelsea water system (EPA ID MI0001370). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chelsea?
Village of Chelsea (Village of Chelsea - (MI)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Chelsea?
Xfinity, AT&T, Midwest Energy & Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chelsea?
48118. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chelsea in?
Chelsea School District.
How do I register to vote in Chelsea?
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 Chelsea 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: Chelsea’s own website (city-chelsea.org), 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.