Photo: Andrew Martin · CC BY 3.0Living in Lansing, MI: what to set up and who to call
Lansing runs its own electric utility, City of Lansing; its homes paid 19.4¢ per kWh in 2025. Lansing runs its own drop-off at 601 East South Street; OpenStreetMap lists it open 6 am–11 pm (days not listed).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lansing, 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 Lansing.
Power comes from City of Lansing
City of Lansing (City of Lansing - (MI)), a municipal utility, serves 99.4% of Lansing residents. Its homes paid an average of 19.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $104 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.lansingmi.gov · (517) 483-4000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lansing Board of Water & Light
Lansing Board of Water & Light supplies almost all of Lansing. It draws ground water and serves 166,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MI0003760.
7 home internet providers serve Lansing
100% of 39,130 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 89% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 72% | 5,120/5,120 |
| ACD.net | Fiber | 4% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Operations and Maintenance Division is open 6 am–11 pm (days not listed)
Where to take trash and recycling in Lansing, and where the rules are.
Operations and Maintenance Division
601 East South Street
Before you go, check the rules and hours on lansingmi.gov.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jun 2026). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lansing (88%) is in Lansing Public School District; parts are in Grand Ledge Public Schools (5%) and Okemos Public Schools (2%) and Holt Public Schools (2%).
C−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 Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Lansing spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lansing residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lansing | ZIP’s residents in Lansing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48911 | Lansing, MI | 31% | 87% |
| 48910 | Lansing, MI | 30% | 100% |
| 48906 | Lansing, MI | 15% | 66% |
| 48912 | Lansing, MI | 13% | 83% |
| 48915 | Lansing, MI | 8% | 100% |
| 48933 | Lansing, MI | 2% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 48864, 48917, 48842, 48823. 48901, 48908, 48909, 48913, 48916, 48918, 48919, 48922, 48924, 48929, 48930, 48937, 48951, 48956, 48980 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Lansing
When is the Operations and Maintenance Division open?
6 am–11 pm (days not listed), according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check lansingmi.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Lansing’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lansing Board of Water & Light (EPA ID MI0003760). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lansing?
City of Lansing (City of Lansing - (MI)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 19.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lansing?
Xfinity, AT&T, Metronet, ACD.net, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lansing?
48911 (31%), 48910 (30%), 48906 (15%), 48912 (13%), 48915 (8%), 48933 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lansing in?
Lansing Public School District. Parts of the city are in Grand Ledge Public Schools and Okemos Public Schools and Holt Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Lansing?
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 Lansing 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: 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.