Living in Lenox Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Tuesday is trash day in Lenox Township; WM collects. The Village of New Haven water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lenox 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 Lenox Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lenox 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 Village of New Haven water system
The Village of New Haven water system supplies Lenox Township: about 56% of residents live in its service area. About 44% 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 5,600 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 Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–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. MI0004690.
6 home internet providers serve Lenox Township
86% of 4,413 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 53% | 100/20 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 4% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 25% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 22% | 100/20 |
| Kwikbit | Fixed wireless | 18% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lenox Township is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lenox Township, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Glass - clear and colored - empty
- Plastic Containers - empty - Only #'s 1, 2, 4, 5, & 7 (NO 3 or 6 at this time)
- Metals (aluminum and steel cans) - empty - labels are o.k.
- Cartons - empty
From lenox-mi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025; 2026, Updated: 1/25/2019. 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 Lenox Township (44%) is in New Haven Community Schools; parts are in Richmond Community Schools (44%) and Armada Area Schools (7%) and Anchor Bay School District (5%).
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.
Lenox Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lenox Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lenox Township | ZIP’s residents in Lenox Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48048 | New Haven, MI | 87% | 100% |
| 48050 | New Haven, MI | 13% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 48062.
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 Lenox Township
Who supplies Lenox Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Village of New Haven water system (EPA ID MI0004690). 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 Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lenox Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lenox Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, Kwikbit (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lenox Township?
48048 (87%), 48050 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lenox Township in?
New Haven Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Richmond Community Schools and Armada Area Schools and Anchor Bay School District.
How do I register to vote in Lenox 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 Lenox 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: Lenox Township’s own website (lenox-mi.gov), 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.