Living in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: what to set up and who to call
The Grosse Pointe Woods water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 10.8 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Voting is local here: the Grosse Pointe Woods City Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grosse Pointe Woods, 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 Woods.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Grosse Pointe Woods. 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 Woods water system
The Grosse Pointe Woods water system supplies Grosse Pointe Woods: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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 16,135 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 10.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.3 ppb. That’s higher than 98% 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. MI0002920.
5 home internet providers serve Grosse Pointe Woods
100% of 6,644 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| WOW! | Cable | 97% | 1,200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Grosse Pointe Woods depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Grosse Pointe Woods, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on gpwmi.us
- Bulky itemsCall to book
GPW Public Works yard / hazardous waste drop-off (DPW yard)
1200 Parkway Drive, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspapers, magazines, catalogues, office paper, and telephone books
- Empty aerosol cans
- Glass bottles and jars, rinsed and unbroken
- Cardboard, broken down into 2' x 2' pieces, bundled
Mid Michigan Recycling
24935 21 Mile Road, Macomb, MI 48042
From gpwmi.us, 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 Woods 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 Woods is in ZIP code 48236
ZIP codes where Grosse Pointe Woods residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grosse Pointe Woods | ZIP’s residents in Grosse Pointe Woods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48236 | Grosse Pointe, MI | 100% | 53% |
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 Woods
Who supplies Grosse Pointe Woods’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Grosse Pointe Woods water system (EPA ID MI0002920). 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 10.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Grosse Pointe Woods?
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 Woods?
Xfinity, AT&T, WOW!, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grosse Pointe Woods?
48236. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grosse Pointe Woods in?
Grosse Pointe Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Grosse Pointe Woods?
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 Woods 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 Woods’ own website (gpwmi.us), 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.