Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Living in Deerfield, MI: what to set up and who to call
The Deerfield water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: ethylene dibromide, beginning Apr 2025. Almost every address in Deerfield can get fiber (91%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Deerfield, 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.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Deerfield. Its homes paid an average of 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: consumersenergy.com · (800) 477-5050
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Deerfield water system
The Deerfield water system supplies Deerfield: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 943 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: ethylene dibromide, beginning Apr 2025. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
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. MI0001770.
5 home internet providers serve Deerfield
100% of 379 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| D & P Communictions | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 4,000/4,000 |
| MetaLINK | Fixed wireless | 99% | 200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 95% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 11% | 150/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Deerfield’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Deerfield.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Deerfield is in Britton Deerfield School District.
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.
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 is in ZIP code 49238
ZIP codes where Deerfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Deerfield | ZIP’s residents in Deerfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49238 | Deerfield, MI | 100% | 54% |
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
Who supplies Deerfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Deerfield water system (EPA ID MI0001770). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: ethylene dibromide. 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Deerfield?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Deerfield?
D & P Communictions, MetaLINK, Verizon, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Deerfield?
49238. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Deerfield in?
Britton Deerfield School District.
How do I register to vote in Deerfield?
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.