Photo: Gpwitteveen · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Comstock Park, MI: what to set up and who to call
Comstock Park has no town government of its own, so Kent County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Comstock Park Public Schools. Xfinity and AT&T both wire most of Comstock Park; 42% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Comstock Park, 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 Comstock Park.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Comstock Park. 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 Plainfield Township water system
The Plainfield Township water system supplies almost all of Comstock Park. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 42,271 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.1 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. MI0005370.
5 home internet providers serve Comstock Park
100% of 2,369 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 42% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 27% | 300/20 |
| Michwave Technologies | Fixed wireless | 2% | 50/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Comstock Park’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Comstock Park.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Comstock Park (76%) is in Comstock Park Public Schools; parts are in Kenowa Hills Public Schools (24%).
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Comstock Park is unincorporated, so Kent County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Comstock Park is in ZIP code 49321
ZIP codes where Comstock Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Comstock Park | ZIP’s residents in Comstock Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49321 | Comstock Park, MI | 100% | 63% |
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 Comstock Park
Who supplies Comstock Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Plainfield Township water system (EPA ID MI0005370). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Comstock Park?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Comstock Park?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Michwave Technologies (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Comstock Park?
49321. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Comstock Park in?
Comstock Park Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Kenowa Hills Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Comstock Park?
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 Alpine 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.