Living in Hamburg Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Livingston Community Water Authority has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.0 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). To register to vote, go to the Hamburg Township Clerk: Hamburg Township runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hamburg 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 Hamburg Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hamburg 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 Livingston Community Water Authority
Livingston Community Water Authority supplies Hamburg Township: about 11% of residents live in its service area. About 81% 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 4,152 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. MI0003929.
5 home internet providers serve Hamburg Township
98% of 9,142 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 67% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 31% | 300/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 16% | 150/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Hamburg Township, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hamburg Township, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cms7files.revize.com →
From cms7files.revize.com, hamburg.mi.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2025. 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.
Most of Hamburg Township (79%) is in Pinckney Community Schools; parts are in Brighton Area Schools (13%) and Dexter Community School District (9%).
B+School 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.
Hamburg Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hamburg Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hamburg Township | ZIP’s residents in Hamburg Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48169 | Pinckney, MI | 50% | 52% |
| 48116 | Brighton, MI | 28% | 22% |
| 48189 | Whitmore Lake, MI | 20% | 30% |
| 48843 | Howell, MI | 1% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 48139, 48143.
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 Hamburg Township
Who supplies Hamburg Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Livingston Community Water Authority (EPA ID MI0003929). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hamburg Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hamburg Township?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hamburg Township?
48169 (50%), 48116 (28%), 48189 (20%), 48843 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hamburg Township in?
Pinckney Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Brighton Area Schools and Dexter Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Hamburg 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 Hamburg 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: Hamburg Township’s own website (cms7files.revize.com, hamburg.mi.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.