Living in Denton Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Mondays in Denton Township. Denton Township runs its own elections, so the Denton Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Denton 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 Denton Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Denton 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 Villa water system
The Deerfield Villa water system supplies Denton Township: about 16% of residents live in its service area. Houghton Lake Timber Apts. serves another 16%. Maple Grove Apartments serves another 9%. Sandhill Manor serves another 8%. About 50% 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 72 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 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. MI0001768.
5 home internet providers serve Denton Township
95% of 4,863 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 39% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Denton Township is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Denton Township, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Compost Center
2447 W Level Park Rd, Prudenville MI 48651
- Mon9 am–5 pm
- Thu9 am–5 pm
- Fri9 am–5 pm
- Sat9 am–5 pm
- Sun8 am–2 pm
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
From dentontownshipmi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Denton Township is in Houghton Lake Community School District.
CSchool 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.
Denton Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Denton Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Denton Township | ZIP’s residents in Denton Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48651 | Prudenville, MI | 79% | 96% |
| 48629 | Houghton Lake, MI | 21% | 15% |
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 Denton Township
Who supplies Denton Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Deerfield Villa water system (EPA ID MI0001768). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Denton Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Denton Township?
Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Denton Township?
48651 (79%), 48629 (21%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Denton Township in?
Houghton Lake Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Denton 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 Denton 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: Denton Township’s own website (dentontownshipmi.gov), 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.