William and Margot Kessler House · Photo: Balthazar Korab · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Grosse Pointe Park, MI: what to set up and who to call
Grosse Pointe Park reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Jul 2023. Voting is local here: the Grosse Pointe Park City Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grosse Pointe Park, 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 Grosse Pointe Park.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Grosse Pointe Park. 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 Grosse Pointe Park
Grosse Pointe Park supplies Grosse Pointe Park: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 11,555 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), beginning Jul 2023. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2025, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.4 ppb. That’s higher than 84% 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. MI0002900.
4 home internet providers serve Grosse Pointe Park
100% of 4,116 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 99% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Grosse Pointe Park is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Grosse Pointe Park, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on mi-grossepointepark.civicplus.com
- Bulky itemsEvery week (up to three bulk items per week)
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper
- Clean Pizza Boxes
- Cardboard (paperboard boxes broken down)
- Aluminum
- Steel
- Tin (cans empty and rinsed)
- Clear and Colored Bottles and Jars (empty and rinsed, can leave lids on)
- Bottles (empty and rinsed with caps/lids on)
- Jugs & Containers (empty and rinsed with caps/lids on)
- Egg Cartons
- Broth Containers (empty and rinsed with caps/lids on)
- Coffee Cups (empty and rinsed with caps/lids on)
- Milk Cartons (empty and rinsed with caps/lids on)
From grossepointepark.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Grosse Pointe Park is in Grosse Pointe Public Schools.
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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Grosse Pointe Park is in ZIP code 48230
ZIP codes where Grosse Pointe Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grosse Pointe Park | ZIP’s residents in Grosse Pointe Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48230 | Grosse Pointe, MI | 100% | 66% |
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 Grosse Pointe Park
Who supplies Grosse Pointe Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Grosse Pointe Park (EPA ID MI0002900). 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). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.4 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Grosse Pointe Park?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Grosse Pointe Park?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grosse Pointe Park?
48230. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grosse Pointe Park in?
Grosse Pointe Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Grosse Pointe Park?
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 Grosse Pointe Park 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: Grosse Pointe Park’s own website (grossepointepark.org), 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.