Living in Delta Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Delta Township has its own drop-off, Delta Township Recycling Center, on 5717 Millett Highway. New voters sign up with the Delta Township Clerk, which runs Delta Township’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Delta 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 Delta Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Delta Township. 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 Lansing Board of Water & Light
Lansing Board of Water & Light supplies Delta Township: about 42% of residents live in its service area. Charter Township of Delta serves another 35%. About 23% 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 166,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MI0003760.
6 home internet providers serve Delta Township
98% of 10,463 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 81% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 26% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 16% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Delta Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Delta Township, from the town’s own site.
Delta Township Recycling Center
5717 Millett Highway, Lansing, MI 48917
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From deltami.gov, cms9files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-02, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Delta Township (71%) is in Grand Ledge Public Schools; parts are in Waverly Community Schools (27%) and Lansing Public School District (2%).
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.
Delta Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Delta Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Delta Township | ZIP’s residents in Delta Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48917 | Lansing, MI | 83% | 84% |
| 48837 | Grand Ledge, MI | 14% | 25% |
| 48906 | Lansing, MI | 3% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 48911, 48813.
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 Delta Township
Who supplies Delta Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lansing Board of Water & Light (EPA ID MI0003760). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Delta Township?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Delta Township?
Xfinity, Metronet, Frontier, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Delta Township?
48917 (83%), 48837 (14%), 48906 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Delta Township in?
Grand Ledge Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Waverly Community Schools and Lansing Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Delta 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 Delta 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: Delta Township’s own website (deltami.gov, cms9files.revize.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.