Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Living in Elberta, MI: what to set up and who to call
In Elberta, trash day is Friday (Republic Services collects). Benzie Shores District Library, 0.8 miles away, is the closest library to Elberta.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elberta, 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 Elberta.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Elberta. 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 Village of Elberta water system
The Village of Elberta water system supplies almost all of Elberta. It draws ground water and serves 372 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 latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2004–Dec 2006, was 28.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2006: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. MI0002080.
3 home internet providers serve Elberta
89% of 226 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Eclipse Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Elberta is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Elberta, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From villageofelberta.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-19. 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.
Elberta is in Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools.
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.
Elberta is in ZIP code 49628
ZIP codes where Elberta residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elberta | ZIP’s residents in Elberta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49628 | Elberta, MI | 100% | 100% |
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 Elberta
Who supplies Elberta’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Village of Elberta water system (EPA ID MI0002080). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 28.0 ppb (Jan 2004–Dec 2006), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elberta?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Elberta?
Spectrum, Eclipse Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elberta?
49628. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elberta in?
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in Elberta?
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 Gilmore 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: Elberta’s own website (villageofelberta.com), read Oct 23, 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.