Living in Locke Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Locke Township Clerk: Locke Township runs its own elections. For an emergency, Mclaren Greater Lansing is the closest ER, 15 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Locke 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 Locke Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Locke 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 City of Williamston water system
The City of Williamston water system supplies Locke Township: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% 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 3,917 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–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. 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. MI0007120.
7 home internet providers serve Locke Township
89% of 786 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | DSL, Fiber | 60% | 1,000/1,000 |
| WOW! | Cable | 15% | 1,200/50 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 11% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 6% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 86% | 150/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Locke Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Locke Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Locke Township (44%) is in Webberville Community Schools; parts are in Perry Public School District (26%) and Williamston Community Schools (17%) and Morrice Area Schools (11%).
BSchool 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.
Locke Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Locke Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Locke Township | ZIP’s residents in Locke Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48895 | Williamston, MI | 51% | 8% |
| 48892 | Webberville, MI | 26% | 10% |
| 48872 | Perry, MI | 24% | 6% |
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 Locke Township
Who supplies Locke Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Williamston water system (EPA ID MI0007120). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Locke Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Locke Township?
TDS Telecom, WOW!, Frontier, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Locke Township?
48895 (51%), 48892 (26%), 48872 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Locke Township in?
Webberville Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Perry Public School District and Williamston Community Schools and Morrice Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in Locke 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 Locke 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.