Photo: Johnrozsa · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Oak Park, MI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Oak Park City Clerk: Oak Park runs its own elections. The closest public drop-off to Oak Park is Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oak Park, 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 Oak Park.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oak Park. 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 Oak Park
Oak Park supplies almost all of Oak Park. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Great Lakes Water Authority as seller) and serves 29,654 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 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.9 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. MI0004880.
4 home internet providers serve Oak Park
100% of 10,076 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 97% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 29% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oak Park.
Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County
20000 8 Mile Road, Southfield, MI, 48075
This isn’t Oak Park’s own facility. Whether Oak Park residents may use it is the town’s rule: check oakparkmi.gov.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Oak Park (65%) is in Oak Park City School District; parts are in Berkley School District (17%) and Ferndale Public Schools (17%).
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 Jun 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Oak Park is in ZIP code 48237
ZIP codes where Oak Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oak Park | ZIP’s residents in Oak Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48237 | Oak Park, 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 Oak Park
Who supplies Oak Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Oak Park (EPA ID MI0004880). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oak Park?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Oak Park?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oak Park?
48237. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oak Park in?
Oak Park City School District. Parts of the city are in Berkley School District and Ferndale Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Oak Park?
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 Oak Park 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: 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.