Living in Deerfield Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Voting is local here: the Deerfield Township Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. The closest ER is Mclaren Lapeer Region, 9.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Deerfield Township, 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 Deerfield Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Deerfield 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.
Water comes from Deerfield Pines Mobile Home Park
Deerfield Pines Mobile Home Park supplies Deerfield Township: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 308 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
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. MI0040644.
10 home internet providers serve Deerfield Township
68% of 2,629 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 63% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 47% | 10/1 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 4% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 47% | 300/20 |
| AVS Broadband | Fixed wireless | 29% | 50/7 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Deerfield Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Deerfield Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Deerfield Township (74%) is in North Branch Area Schools; parts are in Lapeer Community Schools (15%) and Lakeville Community Schools (12%).
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.
Deerfield Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Deerfield Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Deerfield Township | ZIP’s residents in Deerfield Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48461 | North Branch, MI | 59% | 41% |
| 48421 | Columbiaville, MI | 30% | 26% |
| 48435 | Fostoria, MI | 8% | 22% |
| 48446 | Lapeer, 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 Deerfield Township
Who supplies Deerfield Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Deerfield Pines Mobile Home Park (EPA ID MI0040644). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Deerfield Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Deerfield Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, TDS Telecom, Verizon, AVS Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Deerfield Township?
48461 (59%), 48421 (30%), 48435 (8%), 48446 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Deerfield Township in?
North Branch Area Schools. Parts of the city are in Lapeer Community Schools and Lakeville Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Deerfield 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 Deerfield 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.