Photo: Lrgjr72 · CC BY 4.0Living in Madison Heights, MI: what to set up and who to call
The Madison Heights water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.4 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Madison Heights has its own drop-off, SOCCRA Madison Heights Transfer Station, on 29470 John R Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Madison Heights, 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 Madison Heights.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Madison Heights. 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 Madison Heights water system
The Madison Heights water system supplies Madison Heights: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 29,694 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 7.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 17.9 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0004000.
6 home internet providers serve Madison Heights
100% of 11,072 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 35% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| WOW! | Cable | 94% | 1,200/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| 123.net | Fiber | 9% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 1,000/75 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Madison Heights
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Madison Heights, from the town’s own site.
Madison Heights Drop-off
801 Ajax Drive, Madison Heights, MI 48071
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Metals
- Phone books
- Magazines
- Paper
- Plastics
- Glass
- Tin
From madisonheightsmi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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 Madison Heights (66%) is in Lamphere Public Schools; parts are in Madison Public Schools (34%).
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.
Madison Heights is in ZIP code 48071
ZIP codes where Madison Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Madison Heights | ZIP’s residents in Madison Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48071 | Madison Heights, MI | 100% | 100% |
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 Madison Heights
Who supplies Madison Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Madison Heights water system (EPA ID MI0004000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.4 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Madison Heights?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Madison Heights?
Xfinity, WOW!, AT&T, 123.net, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Madison Heights?
48071. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Madison Heights in?
Lamphere Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Madison Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Madison Heights?
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 Madison Heights 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: Madison Heights’ own website (madisonheightsmi.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.