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The Speaker Township handbook

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

To register to vote, go to the Speaker Township Clerk: Speaker Township runs its own elections. The nearest emergency room is Mckenzie Health System, 15.8 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerDTEinvestor-owned utility · 20.2¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Speaker TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Speaker Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolPeck Community School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes48454, 48466, 48097Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

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

Internet

Which providers serve Speaker Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Speaker Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Speaker Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Speaker Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Speaker Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Speaker Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Speaker Township (65%) is in Peck Community School District; parts are in Brown City Community School District (22%) and Yale Public Schools (12%).

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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsSpeaker Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereSpeaker Township ClerkSpeaker Township runs its own elections (town clerk). 7630 North Brockway Rd, Melvin, MI 48454 · (810) 387-3356 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemvic.sos.state.mi.usThe state’s voter lookup

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Speaker Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Speaker TownshipZIP’s residents in Speaker Township
48454Melvin, MI79%84%
48466Peck, MI11%10%
48097Yale, MI9%2%

A few homes fall in 48416.

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.

Nearest emergency roomMckenzie Health System15.8 miles awayGet a library cardElk Township Library29 East Lapeer Street · (810) 378-5409

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Speaker Township

Who provides electricity in Speaker Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Speaker Township?

48454 (79%), 48466 (11%), 48097 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Speaker Township in?

Peck Community School District. Parts of the city are in Brown City Community School District and Yale Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Speaker 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 Speaker 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.

  • 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): pending.