Living in Springfield Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
Springfield Township runs its own elections, so the Springfield Township Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. The closest ER is Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, 10.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Springfield 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 Springfield Township.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.2% of Springfield Township residents. 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 Springrove Mhc water system
The Springrove Mhc water system supplies Springfield Township: about 11% of residents live in its service area. Bavarian Softwater Village serves another 5%. About 80% 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 1,060 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 82% 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. MI0040397.
5 home internet providers serve Springfield Township
96% of 5,574 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 57% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
| Kwikbit | Fixed wireless | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Springfield Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Springfield Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Springfield Township (50%) is in Holly Area School District; parts are in Clarkston Community School District (49%).
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.
Springfield Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Springfield Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Springfield Township | ZIP’s residents in Springfield Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48350 | Davisburg, MI | 48% | 93% |
| 48348 | Clarkston, MI | 33% | 19% |
| 48346 | Clarkston, MI | 14% | 9% |
| 48442 | Holly, MI | 4% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 48386.
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 Springfield Township
Who supplies Springfield Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Springrove Mhc water system (EPA ID MI0040397). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Springfield Township?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Springfield Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Kwikbit (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Springfield Township?
48350 (48%), 48348 (33%), 48346 (14%), 48442 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Springfield Township in?
Holly Area School District. Parts of the city are in Clarkston Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Springfield 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 Springfield 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.