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The Emmett Township handbook

Living in Emmett Township, MI: what to set up and who to call

Elections in Emmett Township are run by Emmett Township itself; register with the Emmett Township Clerk. For an emergency, Lake Huron Medical Center is the closest ER, 17.5 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Emmett Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerDTEinvestor-owned utility · 20.2¢/kWhMore →Internet8 providers75% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Emmett Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolCapac Community School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code48022Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Emmett Township.

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Emmett 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.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Emmett Township

75% of 1,094 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 13% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierDSL71%70/3
Mercury FiberFixed wireless, Fiber66%5,000/5,000
XfinityFiber3%2,000/2,000
T-MobileFixed wireless34%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless25%25/3
Air AdvantageFixed wireless16%10/1

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Emmett Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Emmett Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Emmett Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Emmett Township kids go to
PK–5John F FarrellEmmett Elementary SchoolYale Public Schools
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Emmett Township (53%) is in Capac Community School District; parts are in Yale Public Schools (47%).

A−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsEmmett Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereEmmett Township ClerkEmmett Township runs its own elections (town clerk). 11100 Dunnigan Rd., Emmett, MI 48022 · 810-384-8070 x3 · [email protected]FVAP, Apr 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemvic.sos.state.mi.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Emmett Township is in ZIP code 48022

ZIP codes where Emmett Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Emmett TownshipZIP’s residents in Emmett Township
48022Emmett, MI100%100%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomLake Huron Medical Center17.5 miles awayGet a library cardArmada Free Public Library73930 Church Street · (586) 784-5921

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Emmett Township

Who provides electricity in Emmett Township?

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Emmett Township?

Frontier, Mercury Fiber, Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T, Air Advantage (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Emmett Township?

48022. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Emmett Township in?

Capac Community School District. Parts of the city are in Yale Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Emmett 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 Emmett 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.

  • 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.