Living in Cutlerville, MI: what to set up and who to call
Cutlerville has no town government of its own, so Kent County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Byron Center Public Schools. The closest public drop-off to Cutlerville is Kent County Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cutlerville, 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 Cutlerville.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cutlerville. 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 Byron-Gaines Utility Authority
Byron-Gaines Utility Authority supplies almost all of Cutlerville. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Wyoming as seller) and serves 37,464 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 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. MI0001023.
7 home internet providers serve Cutlerville
99% of 4,960 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 70% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 44% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 11% | 5,120/5,120 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cutlerville.
Kent County Recycling Center
This isn’t Cutlerville’s own facility. Whether Cutlerville residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Cutlerville (54%) is in Byron Center Public Schools; parts are in Kentwood Public Schools (46%).
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
Cutlerville is unincorporated, so Kent County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Cutlerville spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cutlerville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cutlerville | ZIP’s residents in Cutlerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49548 | Grand Rapids, MI | 70% | 36% |
| 49315 | Byron Center, MI | 27% | 18% |
| 49508 | Grand Rapids, MI | 3% | 1% |
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 Cutlerville
Who supplies Cutlerville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Byron-Gaines Utility Authority (EPA ID MI0001023). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cutlerville?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cutlerville?
Xfinity, AT&T, Surf Internet, Metronet, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cutlerville?
49548 (70%), 49315 (27%), 49508 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cutlerville in?
Byron Center Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Kentwood Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Cutlerville?
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 Byron 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.