Photo: O. David Redwine · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Midland, MI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Midland City Clerk: Midland runs its own elections. Midland has its own library, Grace A. Dow Memorial Library, at 1710 West Saint Andrews Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Midland, 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 Midland.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Midland. Its homes paid an average of 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: consumersenergy.com · (800) 477-5050
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Midland water system
The City of Midland water system supplies almost all of Midland. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Saginaw-Midland Water Supply as seller) and serves 42,547 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–Dec 2024, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 75% 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. MI0004370.
6 home internet providers serve Midland
96% of 15,202 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 35% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 90% | 100/20 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 27% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Omni Fiber | Fiber | 27% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Midland depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Midland, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on www2.midland-mi.org
- RecyclingOnce a month
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers, magazines, mail and mixed paper
- Empty wax coated paper containers
- Cardboard and boxboard
- Empty aerosol cans
- Clear glass containers
Arnold Center
400 Wexford Avenue
From cityofmidlandmi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2023-03-13. 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 Midland (98%) is in Midland Public Schools.
ASchool 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.
Midland spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Midland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Midland | ZIP’s residents in Midland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48642 | Midland, MI | 54% | 68% |
| 48640 | Midland, MI | 46% | 62% |
A few homes fall in 48623. 48641, 48667, 48670, 48674, 48686 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 Midland
Who supplies Midland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Midland water system (EPA ID MI0004370). 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 2.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Midland?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Midland?
Spectrum, AT&T, Ripple Fiber, Omni Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Midland?
48642 (54%), 48640 (46%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Midland in?
Midland Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Midland?
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 Midland 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: Midland’s own website (cityofmidlandmi.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.