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The Imlay Township handbook

Living in Imlay Township, MI: what to set up and who to call

The City of Imlay City water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Jul 2022. Elections in Imlay Township are run by Imlay Township itself; register with the Imlay Township Clerk.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Imlay Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Imlay Township.

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Imlay 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Imlay City water system

The City of Imlay City water system supplies Imlay Township: about 3% of residents live in its service area. About 97% 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 3,579 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 2022. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. MI0003340.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Imlay Township

72% of 1,371 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 18% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierDSL, Fiber58%7,000/7,000
SpectrumCable44%1,000/50
Mercury FiberFixed wireless, Fiber32%150/20
VerizonFixed wireless63%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless45%25/3
AVS BroadbandFixed wireless20%25/5

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Imlay Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Imlay Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Imlay Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Imlay Township kids go to
PK–2Weston Elementary Schoolin Imlay City
3–5Borland Elementary Schoolin Imlay City
6–8Imlay City Middle Schoolin Imlay City
9–12Imlay City High Schoolin Imlay City

Most of Imlay Township (95%) is in Imlay City Community Schools; parts are in Capac Community School District (4%).

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Imlay Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Imlay Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Imlay TownshipZIP’s residents in Imlay Township
48444Imlay City, MI98%32%
48014Capac, MI2%1%

A few homes fall in 48003.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Imlay Township

Who supplies Imlay Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Imlay City water system (EPA ID MI0003340). 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). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Imlay Township?

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Imlay Township?

Frontier, Spectrum, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, AT&T, AVS Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Imlay Township?

48444 (98%), 48014 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Imlay Township in?

Imlay City Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Capac Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Imlay 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 Imlay 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.