Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Fenton, MI: what to set up and who to call
Wednesday is trash day in Fenton; Priority collects. New voters sign up with the Fenton City Clerk, which runs Fenton’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fenton, 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 Fenton.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fenton. Its homes paid an average of 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: consumersenergy.com · (800) 477-5050
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Fenton water system
The City of Fenton water system supplies almost all of Fenton. It draws ground water and serves 11,746 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 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. MI0002270.
6 home internet providers serve Fenton
97% of 3,929 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 18% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 74% | 100/20 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 17% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 13% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fenton is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fenton, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
From cityoffenton.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024, 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.
Most of Fenton (91%) is in Fenton Area Public Schools; parts are in Lake Fenton Community Schools (9%).
A−School 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.
Fenton is in ZIP code 48430
ZIP codes where Fenton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fenton | ZIP’s residents in Fenton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48430 | Fenton, MI | 100% | 30% |
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 Fenton
Who supplies Fenton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Fenton water system (EPA ID MI0002270). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fenton?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fenton?
Spectrum, AT&T, Surf Internet, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fenton?
48430. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fenton in?
Fenton Area Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Lake Fenton Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Fenton?
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 Fenton 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: Fenton’s own website (cityoffenton.org), 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.