Photo: Bmburch · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Clawson, MI: what to set up and who to call
The Clawson water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.2 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). To register to vote, go to the Clawson City Clerk: Clawson runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clawson, 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 Clawson.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clawson. 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 Clawson water system
The Clawson water system supplies Clawson: about 87% of residents live in its service area. City of Royal Oak serves another 9%. About 10% 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 Southeastern Oakland Co W Auth as seller) and serves 11,825 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 6.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.4 ppb. That’s higher than 94% 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. MI0001440.
6 home internet providers serve Clawson
100% of 4,790 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 98% | 5,000/5,000 |
| WOW! | Cable | 94% | 1,200/50 |
| 123.net | Fiber | 16% | 6,000/6,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 92% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 1,000/75 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clawson.
SOCRRA Transfer Station
995 Coolidge Highway, Troy, MI, 48084
This isn’t Clawson’s own facility. Whether Clawson residents may use it is the town’s rule: check cityofclawson.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Clawson is in Clawson City School District.
B+School 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.
Clawson is in ZIP code 48017
ZIP codes where Clawson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clawson | ZIP’s residents in Clawson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48017 | Clawson, MI | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 48073.
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 Clawson
Who supplies Clawson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Clawson water system (EPA ID MI0001440). 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 6.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clawson?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Clawson?
Xfinity, AT&T, WOW!, 123.net, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clawson?
48017. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clawson in?
Clawson City School District.
How do I register to vote in Clawson?
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 Clawson 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: 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.