Erin-Warren Fractional District No. 2 Schoolhouse · Photo: Appraiser · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Eastpointe, MI: what to set up and who to call
Eastpointe runs its own elections, so the Eastpointe City Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Xfinity and AT&T both wire most of Eastpointe; 90% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Eastpointe, 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 Eastpointe.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Eastpointe. 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 City of Eastpointe water system
The City of Eastpointe water system supplies Eastpointe: about 94% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Great Lakes Water Authority as seller) and serves 32,442 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–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 25.4 ppb. 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. MI0001950.
5 home internet providers serve Eastpointe
100% of 13,334 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 99% | 5,000/5,000 |
| WOW! | Cable | 96% | 1,200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 1,000/75 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Eastpointe is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Eastpointe, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers, glossy inserts, magazines, office paper
- Phone books
- Paper egg cartons
City of Warren Recycling Center
25801 Flanders Ave, Warren 48089
From eastpointemi.gov, cms9files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2/15/2021. 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 Eastpointe (87%) is in Eastpointe Community Schools; parts are in South Lake Schools (13%).
DSchool 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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Eastpointe is in ZIP code 48021
ZIP codes where Eastpointe residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Eastpointe | ZIP’s residents in Eastpointe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48021 | Eastpointe, MI | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 48066.
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 Eastpointe
Who supplies Eastpointe’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Eastpointe water system (EPA ID MI0001950). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Eastpointe?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Eastpointe?
Xfinity, AT&T, WOW!, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Eastpointe?
48021. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Eastpointe in?
Eastpointe Community Schools. Parts of the city are in South Lake Schools.
How do I register to vote in Eastpointe?
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 Eastpointe City 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: Eastpointe’s own website (eastpointemi.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.