Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Living in Green Oak Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Green Oak Township Clerk, which runs Green Oak Township’s elections. For home internet, most of Green Oak Township can choose between AT&T and Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Green Oak Township, 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 Green Oak Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Green Oak 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.
Water comes from City of South Lyon water system
The City of South Lyon water system supplies Green Oak Township: about 17% of residents live in its service area. Livingston Community Water Authority serves another 10%. About 56% 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 11,055 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0006110.
7 home internet providers serve Green Oak Township
99% of 7,828 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 71% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 61% | 1,000/1,000 |
| WOW! | Cable, Fiber | 50% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 18% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Green Oak Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Green Oak Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Green Oak Township (57%) is in Brighton Area Schools; parts are in South Lyon Community Schools (31%) and Whitmore Lake Public Schools (12%).
ASchool 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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Green Oak Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Green Oak Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Green Oak Township | ZIP’s residents in Green Oak Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48178 | South Lyon, MI | 54% | 29% |
| 48116 | Brighton, MI | 34% | 25% |
| 48189 | Whitmore Lake, MI | 12% | 16% |
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 Green Oak Township
Who supplies Green Oak Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of South Lyon water system (EPA ID MI0006110). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Green Oak Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Green Oak Township?
AT&T, Spectrum, WOW!, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Green Oak Township?
48178 (54%), 48116 (34%), 48189 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Green Oak Township in?
Brighton Area Schools. Parts of the city are in South Lyon Community Schools and Whitmore Lake Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Green Oak 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 Green Oak 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.