Photo: Dave Parker · CC BY 3.0Living in Plymouth, MI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Plymouth City Clerk: Plymouth runs its own elections. St. Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia, 5.2 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Plymouth, 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 Plymouth.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Plymouth. 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 Plymouth Township water system
The Plymouth Township water system supplies almost all of Plymouth. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Great Lakes Water Authority as seller) and serves 27,524 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 1.2 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. MI0005420.
5 home internet providers serve Plymouth
100% of 3,219 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| WOW! | Cable | 92% | 1,200/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 1,000/75 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Plymouth is Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Plymouth, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue or Wed)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
From cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 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.
Plymouth is in Plymouth-Canton Community 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.
Plymouth is in ZIP code 48170
ZIP codes where Plymouth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Plymouth | ZIP’s residents in Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48170 | Plymouth, MI | 100% | 23% |
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 Plymouth
Who supplies Plymouth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Plymouth Township water system (EPA ID MI0005420). 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 Plymouth?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Plymouth?
Xfinity, AT&T, WOW!, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Plymouth?
48170. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Plymouth in?
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Plymouth?
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 Plymouth 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: Plymouth’s own website (cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com), 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.