Living in Otsego Lake Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
In Otsego Lake Township you hire your own trash hauler, and pickup is on Mondays. New voters sign up with the Otsego Lake Township Clerk, which runs Otsego Lake Township’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Otsego Lake 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 Otsego Lake Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Otsego Lake 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 Fairway Lake Condominiums water system
The Fairway Lake Condominiums water system supplies Otsego Lake Township: about 3% of residents live in its service area. About 97% 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 56 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
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. MI0002215.
7 home internet providers serve Otsego Lake Township
95% of 2,268 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 31% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 65% | 1,000/35 |
| Truestream | Fiber | 40% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Michigan Broadband Service | DSL | 26% | 25/3 |
| Frontier | DSL | 20% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 25% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Otsego Lake Township is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Otsego Lake Township, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsOnce a month, Mon
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Otsego County Recycling Program Recycling Site
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From otsegolaketownship.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 21, 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 Otsego Lake Township (81%) is in Gaylord Community Schools; parts are in Crawford AuSable Schools (19%).
A−School 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.
Otsego Lake Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Otsego Lake Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Otsego Lake Township | ZIP’s residents in Otsego Lake Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49735 | Gaylord, MI | 86% | 12% |
| 49733 | Frederic, MI | 14% | 24% |
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 Otsego Lake Township
Who supplies Otsego Lake Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Fairway Lake Condominiums water system (EPA ID MI0002215). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Otsego Lake Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Otsego Lake Township?
Spectrum, Truestream, Michigan Broadband Service, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Otsego Lake Township?
49735 (86%), 49733 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Otsego Lake Township in?
Gaylord Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Crawford AuSable Schools.
How do I register to vote in Otsego Lake 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 Otsego Lake 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: Otsego Lake Township’s own website (otsegolaketownship.org), 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.