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The Oliver Township handbook

Living in Oliver Township, MI: what to set up and who to call

Oliver Township has its own drop-off, Central Disposal LLC. Elections in Oliver Township are run by Oliver Township itself; register with the Oliver Township Clerk.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oliver Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Oliver Township.

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oliver 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Village of Elkton water system

The Village of Elkton water system supplies Oliver Township: about 56% of residents live in its service area. About 44% 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 808 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. MI0002100.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Oliver Township

73% of 718 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 64% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierDSL65%90/5
XfinityCable61%1,200/35
Air AdvantageFixed wireless, Fiber56%10/1
Pigeon Telephone CompanyFiber, DSL56%1,000/1,000
TEC FiberFiber6%1,000/1,000
AVS BroadbandFixed wireless10%50/7

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Oliver Township has its own drop-off: Central Disposal LLC

Where to take trash and recycling in Oliver Township, and where the rules are.

Transfer station · run by not listed

Central Disposal LLC

Before you go, check the rules with the town.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jul 2021). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Oliver Township kids go to
K–5Laker ElementaryElkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools
6–8Laker Middle SchoolElkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools
9–12Laker High SchoolElkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools

Oliver Township is in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Oliver Township spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Oliver Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Oliver TownshipZIP’s residents in Oliver Township
48731Elkton, MI89%81%
48755Pigeon, MI8%4%
48413Bad Axe, MI1%0%
48754Owendale, MI1%2%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Oliver Township

Who supplies Oliver Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Village of Elkton water system (EPA ID MI0002100). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oliver Township?

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Oliver Township?

Frontier, Xfinity, Air Advantage, Pigeon Telephone Company, TEC Fiber, AVS Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oliver Township?

48731 (89%), 48755 (8%), 48413 (1%), 48754 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oliver Township in?

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools.

How do I register to vote in Oliver 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 Oliver 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.