Photo: Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Franklin, MI: what to set up and who to call
Monday is trash day in Franklin. For home internet, most of Franklin can choose between Xfinity and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Franklin, 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 Franklin.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Franklin. 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 Southfield water system
The Southfield water system supplies Franklin: about 20% of residents live in its service area. Bingham Farms serves another 19%. City of Farmington Hills serves another 12%. About 51% 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 Southeastern Oakland Co W Auth as seller) and serves 71,739 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.
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 4.2 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. MI0006160.
5 home internet providers serve Franklin
100% of 1,206 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 95% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 38% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Franklin is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Franklin, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Plastics – containers with codes 1 through 7
- Clear & colored glass
- Metal
- Paper milk or juice cartons
- Paper, phone books, magazines, & brown paper bags
- Cardboard – cut into 2’x 2’ pieces and tied in bundles
From franklin.mi.us, cms7files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2018. 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.
Franklin is in Birmingham City 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.
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.
Franklin is in ZIP code 48025
ZIP codes where Franklin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Franklin | ZIP’s residents in Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48025 | Franklin, MI | 100% | 21% |
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 Franklin
Who supplies Franklin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Southfield water system (EPA ID MI0006160). 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 Franklin?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Franklin?
Xfinity, AT&T, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Franklin?
48025. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Franklin in?
Birmingham City School District.
How do I register to vote in Franklin?
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 Southfield 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: Franklin’s own website (franklin.mi.us, cms7files.revize.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.