Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Mount Clemens, MI: what to set up and who to call
The City of Mount Clemens water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), organic carbon removal (total organic carbon). 83% of systems its size reported none. Voting is local here: the Mount Clemens City Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mount Clemens, 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 Mount Clemens.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mount Clemens. 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 Mount Clemens water system
The City of Mount Clemens water system supplies Mount Clemens: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 16,314 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), organic carbon removal (total organic carbon), the latest beginning Oct 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.3 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. MI0004510.
5 home internet providers serve Mount Clemens
100% of 5,584 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 29% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 97% | 5,000/5,000 |
| WOW! | Cable | 90% | 1,200/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 38% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Priority Waste picks up trash in Mount Clemens
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mount Clemens, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check mountclemens.gov →
From mountclemens.gov, the town’s official site; prioritywaste.com, which mountclemens.gov links to for trash, checked Oct 23, 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 Mount Clemens (89%) is in Mount Clemens Community School District; parts are in L'Anse Creuse Public Schools (11%).
DSchool 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.
Mount Clemens is in ZIP code 48043
ZIP codes where Mount Clemens residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mount Clemens | ZIP’s residents in Mount Clemens |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48043 | Mount Clemens, MI | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 48036. 48046 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Mount Clemens
Who supplies Mount Clemens’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Mount Clemens water system (EPA ID MI0004510). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), organic carbon removal (total organic carbon). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mount Clemens?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mount Clemens?
Xfinity, AT&T, WOW!, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mount Clemens?
48043. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mount Clemens in?
Mount Clemens Community School District. Parts of the city are in L'Anse Creuse Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Mount Clemens?
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 Mount Clemens 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: Mount Clemens’ own website (mountclemens.gov) and the hauler or county pages it links to (prioritywaste.com), read Oct 23, 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.