Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Living in Garden City, MI: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by the Garden City water system, which supplies Garden City, came in at 15.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. To register to vote, go to the Garden City City Clerk: Garden City runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Garden City, 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 Garden City.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Garden City. 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 Garden City water system
The Garden City water system supplies Garden City: about 89% of residents live in its service area. Westland serves another 10%. About 5% 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 27,625 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–Jun 2026, was 15.6 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 18.3 ppb. That’s higher than 100% 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. MI0002550.
5 home internet providers serve Garden City
100% of 11,265 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 98% | 100/20 |
| WOW! | Cable | 97% | 1,200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 1,000/75 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 22% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Garden City is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Garden City, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on gardencitymi.org
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard & Paper Bags
- Paperboard Magazines & Catalogs
- Junk Mail
- Phone Books
- Newspaper
- Office Paper
- Steel & Tin Cans
- Clear Glass
- Colored Glass
- Kitchen Cookware
- Aluminum Cans
- Plastic Jugs/Bottles
- Household Plastic (#1 – #7)
- Plastic Bags
From gardencitymi.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2019. 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.
Garden City is in Garden City School District.
CSchool 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.
Garden City is in ZIP code 48135
ZIP codes where Garden City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Garden City | ZIP’s residents in Garden City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48135 | Garden City, MI | 100% | 100% |
48136 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.
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 Garden City
Who supplies Garden City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Garden City water system (EPA ID MI0002550). 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 15.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Garden City?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Garden City?
Xfinity, AT&T, WOW!, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Garden City?
48135. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Garden City in?
Garden City School District.
How do I register to vote in Garden City?
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 Garden City 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: Garden City’s own website (gardencitymi.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.