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The Farmington handbook

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

New voters sign up with the Farmington City Clerk, which runs Farmington’s elections. Most homes in Farmington have two wired internet choices, AT&T and Spectrum.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Farmington.

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Farmington Hills water system

The City of Farmington Hills water system supplies Farmington: about 57% of residents live in its service area. About 43% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Great Lakes Water Authority as seller) and serves 56,984 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0002240.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Farmington

99% of 3,145 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless97%5,000/5,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/35
WOW!Cable92%1,200/50
XfinityCable, Fiber12%1,200/35
VerizonFixed wireless87%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless54%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Farmington is any weekday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Farmington, from the town’s own site.

Pickup

Your pickup week

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsEach household may dispose of two bulk items per week on their designated service day; upholstered items must be bagged or wrapped in plastic

From farmgov.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2006, July 1, 2024. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Farmington kids go to
K–5Longacre Elementary SchoolFarmington Public School District
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Farmington High SchoolFarmington Public School District

Farmington is in Farmington Public School District.

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.

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Farmington spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of FarmingtonZIP’s residents in Farmington
48336Farmington, MI52%22%
48335Farmington, MI48%22%

48332, 48333 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.

Area code248Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in Farmington

Who supplies Farmington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Farmington Hills water system (EPA ID MI0002240). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Farmington?

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

What internet providers serve Farmington?

AT&T, Spectrum, WOW!, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Farmington?

48336 (52%), 48335 (48%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Farmington in?

Farmington Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Farmington?

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 Farmington 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: Farmington’s own website (farmgov.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.