Photo: Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Troy, MI: what to set up and who to call
Troy has its own drop-off, SOCRRA Transfer Station, on 995 Coolidge Highway. To register to vote, go to the Troy City Clerk: Troy runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Troy, 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 Troy.
Power comes from DTE
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Troy. 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 Troy water system
The Troy water system supplies almost all of Troy. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Great Lakes Water Authority as seller) and serves 85,854 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 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 0.8 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. MI0006690.
5 home internet providers serve Troy
100% of 26,836 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 16% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| WOW! | Cable | 96% | 1,200/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Troy depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Troy, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on troymi.gov
- RecyclingEvery week
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Department of Public Works cardboard, battery and food waste drop-off
4693 Rochester Rd, Troy, MI 48085
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Paperback books
- Newspapers
- Junk mail
- Glass bottles and jars of any color
- Aerosol cans
SOCRRA Recycling Center
995 Coolidge
From troymi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026 Observed Holidays, Copyright © 2025 City of Troy, December 28, 2018. 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 Troy (79%) is in Troy School District; parts are in Avondale School District (7%) and Warren Consolidated Schools (6%) and Birmingham City School District (4%).
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.
Troy spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Troy residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Troy | ZIP’s residents in Troy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48085 | Troy, MI | 30% | 100% |
| 48083 | Troy, MI | 28% | 100% |
| 48098 | Troy, MI | 23% | 100% |
| 48084 | Troy, MI | 19% | 100% |
48007, 48099 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Troy
Who supplies Troy’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Troy water system (EPA ID MI0006690). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 Troy?
DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Troy?
Xfinity, WOW!, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Troy?
48085 (30%), 48083 (28%), 48098 (23%), 48084 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Troy in?
Troy School District. Parts of the city are in Avondale School District and Warren Consolidated Schools and Birmingham City School District.
How do I register to vote in Troy?
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 Troy 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: Troy’s own website (troymi.gov), 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.