Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Meyer Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by the Hermansville Housing Comm. water system, which supplies Meyer Township, came in at 29.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. Meyer Township runs its own elections, so the Meyer Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Meyer 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 Meyer Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Meyer 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 Hermansville Housing Comm. water system
The Hermansville Housing Comm. water system supplies Meyer Township: about 35% of residents live in its service area. About 65% 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 36 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), the latest beginning Jul 2025. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2022: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 29.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 140.0 ppb. That’s higher than 99% 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. MI0003120.
Which providers serve Meyer Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Meyer Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Meyer Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Meyer Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Meyer Township is in North Central Area Schools.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Meyer Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Meyer Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Meyer Township | ZIP’s residents in Meyer Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49847 | Hermansville, MI | 97% | 97% |
| 49892 | Vulcan, MI | 2% | 1% |
| 49873 | Perronville, MI | 1% | 7% |
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 Meyer Township
Who supplies Meyer Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hermansville Housing Comm. water system (EPA ID MI0003120). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 29.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Meyer Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Meyer Township?
49847 (97%), 49892 (2%), 49873 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Meyer Township in?
North Central Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in Meyer 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 Meyer 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): pending.