Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Flint, MI: what to set up and who to call
The City of Flint water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. To register to vote, go to the Flint City Clerk: Flint runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Flint, 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 Flint.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Flint. 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 Flint water system
The City of Flint water system supplies almost all of Flint. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Genesee County Water System and Great Lakes Water Authority as sellers) and serves 81,252 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.0 ppb. That’s higher than 81% of similar systems’ latest results.
Five years only. These counts cover violations that began after October 2021, so Flint’s 2014–2016 violations aren’t in them.
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. MI0002310.
4 home internet providers serve Flint
100% of 40,056 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 20% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Flint is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Flint, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on cityofflint.com
- Bulky itemsEvery week
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Cardboard (flattened)
- Magazines
- Aerosol cans
- Clear and colored glass
From cityofflint.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2021, 2022-12-18, 2026-09-14. 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 Flint (89%) is in Flint City School District; parts are in Carman-Ainsworth Community School District (5%) and Swartz Creek Community Schools (4%).
D−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.
Flint spans 7 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Flint residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Flint | ZIP’s residents in Flint |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48503 | Flint, MI | 27% | 100% |
| 48504 | Flint, MI | 19% | 64% |
| 48507 | Flint, MI | 18% | 50% |
| 48505 | Flint, MI | 16% | 76% |
| 48506 | Flint, MI | 15% | 50% |
| 48532 | Flint, MI | 2% | 9% |
| 48502 | Flint, MI | 2% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 48529. 48501, 48531, 48550, 48551, 48552, 48553, 48554, 48555, 48556, 48557 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Flint
Who supplies Flint’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Flint water system (EPA ID MI0002310). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Flint?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Flint?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Flint?
48503 (27%), 48504 (19%), 48507 (18%), 48505 (16%), 48506 (15%), 48532 (2%), 48502 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Flint in?
Flint City School District. Parts of the city are in Carman-Ainsworth Community School District and Swartz Creek Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Flint?
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 Flint 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: Flint’s own website (cityofflint.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.