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The Fremont Township handbook

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

New voters sign up with the Fremont Township Clerk, which runs Fremont Township’s elections. The closest ER is Mclaren Caro Region, 9.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fremont Township, 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 Fremont Township.

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Village of Mayville water system

The Village of Mayville water system supplies Fremont Township: about 27% of residents live in its service area. About 73% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 950 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0004180.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Fremont Township

82% of 1,569 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
TEC FiberFiber53%1,000/1,000
SpectrumCable30%1,000/50
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL, Fiber15%25/3
BrightspeedDSL11%80/10
Air AdvantageFiber, Fixed wireless4%1,000/1,000
AVS BroadbandFixed wireless47%50/7

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

Trash & recycling

Republic Services picks up trash in Fremont Township

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

Trash haulerRepublic ServicesPicks up trash in Fremont Townshipfremonttownship.org

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check fremonttownship.org →

From fremonttownship.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated October 23, 2026. 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.

Fremont Township kids go to
K–5Mayville Elementary SchoolMayville Community School District
6–12Mayville Middle High SchoolMayville Community School District

Fremont Township is in Mayville Community School District.

C+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

Fremont Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fremont TownshipZIP’s residents in Fremont Township
48744Mayville, MI89%62%
48768Vassar, MI7%2%
48723Caro, MI4%1%

A few homes fall in 48746. 49413 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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.

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 Fremont Township

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

The Village of Mayville water system (EPA ID MI0004180). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Fremont Township?

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

What internet providers serve Fremont Township?

TEC Fiber, Spectrum, AT&T, Brightspeed, Air Advantage, AVS Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fremont Township?

48744 (89%), 48768 (7%), 48723 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fremont Township in?

Mayville Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Fremont 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 Fremont 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: Fremont Township’s own website (fremonttownship.org), 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.