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The Chesterfield Township handbook

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

Elections in Chesterfield Township are run by Chesterfield Township itself; register with the Chesterfield Township Clerk. Most homes in Chesterfield Township have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and AT&T.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield Township.

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield Township water system

The Chesterfield Township water system supplies Chesterfield Township: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% 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 41,650 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. 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. MI0001390.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Chesterfield Township

100% of 14,827 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber78%5,000/5,000
T-MobileFixed wireless40%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless26%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 Chesterfield Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chesterfield Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Chesterfield 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.

Chesterfield Township kids go to
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Chesterfield Township (40%) is in L'Anse Creuse Public Schools; parts are in Anchor Bay School District (35%) and New Haven Community Schools (25%).

A−School 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Chesterfield Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Chesterfield TownshipZIP’s residents in Chesterfield Township
48047New Baltimore, MI61%70%
48051New Baltimore, MI39%100%

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 Chesterfield Township

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

The Chesterfield Township water system (EPA ID MI0001390). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Chesterfield Township?

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

What internet providers serve Chesterfield Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Chesterfield Township?

48047 (61%), 48051 (39%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Chesterfield Township in?

L'Anse Creuse Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Anchor Bay School District and New Haven Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield 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.